Auburn’s newest quarterback situation has earned a spot within The Athletic’s 10 most interesting quarterback situations list. Antonio Morales of The Athletic is interested in seeing how Freeze and the Tigers adjust to additions Jackson Arnold and Ashton Daniels, and if Auburn’s inconsistencies at the position continue.
Two and a half months into the 2024-25 men’s college hoops season, the SEC has made the most of the bigger, badder, and larger basketball leagues. All 16 teams in the league are sitting above .500 overall and have 10 wins or more at this point in the season.
The fifth-ranked Auburn girls basketball team raced to a big first-half lead, thanks to a stellar defensive effort, and then held off No. 10 Central-Phenix City 47-38 at home in a key Class 7A, Area 4 contest on Friday.
On Tuesday, the Tigers showed the country they can also win without Johni Broome, the potential National Player of the Year — who is out with an ankle injury — by beating a good Mississippi State team 88-66 in Auburn.
The Auburn Tigers survived a scare in South Carolina to claim the top spot in this week's AP Top 25. For the second time in program history, Auburn (15-1, 3-0 SEC) is the No. 1 team in the country in this week’s Associated Press Top 25 Poll with 60 first-place votes on Monday.
The freshman guard sets a new season high with 24 points that made the difference in the tight bout against rival Georgia
In the absence of Broome, Auburn front-liner Chaney Johnson stepped up and delivered. Not only did Johnson tie his season high in minutes (34), but he had 17 points, eight rebounds and four blocks.
Auburn has never been ranked this high in the Coaches Poll. When the Tigers were atop the AP Poll ... with games scheduled against No. 4 Alabama, No. 5 Florida, No. 6 Tennessee, No. 8 Kentucky ...
The good news is that Auburn remains the top squad in terms of adjusted offensive efficiency. KenPom forecasts Auburn to score 131.1 points per 100 possessions, nearly six points greater than the No. 2 team, UConn.
The Auburn Tigers are 5-4 in home games. Auburn averages 69.4 points while outscoring opponents by 10.1 points per game. The Missouri Tigers are 0-5 against SEC opponents. Missouri averages 70.5 points while outscoring opponents by 7.1 points per game.
The new AP poll is out, and the Auburn Tigers are No. 1 on the list for the second time in program history. The first time was for three weeks in January and February of 2022. Auburn jumped Tennessee for the No. 1 spot after the Volunteers lost 73-43 to Florida on Tuesday in Gainesville. Tennessee had be No. 1 for five weeks.
as Mississippi State's Josh Hubbard and Alabama's Mark Sears each scored 22 points against the Gamecocks. While the Tigers can handle games with their frontcourt, this could be a chance for Auburn's guards to shine brighter than ever on the offensive end.