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April 3, 2020
Inside the Auburn Tigers It's why, among other reasons, Malzahn hasn't even considered what will happen to the upcoming season — or if there will even be one, for that matter, as some have speculated in recent weeks — given the uncertain circumstances surrounding all of sports during the COVID-19 pandemic . . . Wide receivers Jashawn Sheffield and Matthew Hill each have the ability to play both offense and defense, coach Gus Malzahn said . . . The running back battle should be dominating conversations in meeting rooms as position coach Cadillac Williams searches for a starter to replace JaTarvious Whitlow . . . Malzahn is trying to keep things as normal as possible . . . We're now in Week 3 of this quarantine period — what would have been the midway point of Auburn's spring season — and Malzahn is still acclimating to this unprecedented climate . . . The NCAA on Wednesday extended the recruiting dead period for Division I and Division II through May 31 due to the coronavirus pandemic . . . Among the 50 or so players who will be joining the virtual green room is former Auburn cornerback Noah Igbinoghene, who announced his invitation on Twitter on Wednesday . . . It would be easy to look at the circumstances with a woe-is-me-attitude . . . Auburn currently sits in the No. 5 spot . . . 2 Minute Drill: AU football will need plenty of practice time . . . The Roundtable: Will there be a college football season? . . . Any required virtual meetings must be limited to two hours per week, can only be conducted by the head coach or his 10 assistants, and cannot include any prospective recruits . . . Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Georgia, Ole Miss and LSU are among the programs hoping they're smiling in the end of this recruitment as they are in good position to ultimately sign McKinstry who not only has a couple football state championship rings on his fingers but as a 1,000-plus point scorer in basketball has one in that sport as well . . . Recently, Cooper was named as a third-team Naismith All-American by the Atlanta Tipoff Club . . . On the surface it appears to be the right move, but when you dig deeper there's still plenty of issues for the student-athletes before they suit up again next season for their respective programs . . . When it comes to football - like on the field - the SEC is well represented . . . "We got to make decisions about whether they go in the draft or they graduate and move on, as weird as that may sound, or if they come back and start grad school because they love Auburn and want to have another year here . . . With Auburn basketball squarely in the mix for two 5-star players this cycle (guard Jalen Green and power-forward Greg Brown) who likely will announce their decisions in late April, today we take a look at the 10 highest-rated signees of the Bruce Pearl era at Auburn (2014-present) . . . "Auburn has come on, they came at me pretty hard too . . . Four-star big man Cliff Omoruyi announced his commitment to Rutgers on Sunday, electing to go with the in-state Scarlet Knights over his other two finalists, Auburn and Arizona State . . . Garry Parrish of CBS has this to say about the Auburn freshman . . . "Are we willing to go to 50 players if they allow it? . . . The NCAA Division I Council has voted to grant an extra year of eligibility to all Division I spring sports athletes . . . "Oh man, I was thinking about that the other day," Barber said about joining the NFL team with the most Alabama alumni. "I think it'll be fun, especially when the Iron Bowl time rolls around . . . |
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