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August 6, 2020
Inside the Auburn Tigers Schools and conferences have until Aug. 14 to notify student-athletes who have opted-out or who are considering doing so if they will be able to retain a year of eligibility . . . Longtime Auburn commit Armoni Goodwin has shown no signs of slowing down this summer . . . The update included new arrivals, number changes, a couple of position changes, the return of a familiar face and one notable absence -- for now . . . Former punter Aidan Marshall, who held the starting job throughout the 2017 season and was named started for the 2018 season opener against Washington, has rejoined the team . . . The league's new date for teams to begin practice is Aug. 17 . . . Redshirt freshman Justin Osborne has entered the NCAA transfer portal . . . In short, Carparelli suggested conferences may be filling bowl slots based on standings, with little or no regard to records since some conferences have gone to conference-only schedules with 10 games . . . According to Robinson, he had known for a few months Auburn was where he wanted to be . . . Auburn picked up its second commitment of the day late Saturday night when four-star defensive tackle Marquis Robinson announced his commitment to Gus Malzahn's program . . . The Auburn Tigers have been eyeing Kansas City DE Tobechi Okoli for a while now, and on Saturday morning, they got the good news they were looking for . . . Gus Malzahn's program has 10 verbals and the No. 34 overall ranking (No. 9 in the SEC . . . Dare I say, this might finally be the year. That is, the year the SEC East finally surpasses the SEC West . . . For your convenience, we've broken down the "called-off" SEC games of 2020 into six categories . . . The Tigers' other two opponents, though, remain up in the air as of this writing . . . Sankey was asked why the league went conference-only games and not a plus-1 format, like the ACC a day before . . . The SEC's decision, of course, has a financial impact on Auburn per the terms of its signed game contracts with those four nonconference opponents . . . The league has also moved back the start of the season to Sept. 26 and the SEC Championship Game to Dec. 19 . . . With the possibility that could mean 10 games for each team, we take a look at what that might look like if the league decides to take the next two rotating opponents for each team and add them to the schedule this fall . . . Auburn was scheduled to play North Carolina on Sept. 12 in Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium, but that contest is now in limbo following the ACC's announcement Wednesday of its altered scheduling plan for the 2020 season in the wake of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic . . . Five-star offensive tackle Amarius Mims told Rivals Wednesday that he is pushing his commitment date back from Aug. 15 to his birthday, Oct. 14 . . . Watch: Auburn guard Sharife Cooper . . . Auburn was among Kuminga's final five choices, along with Texas Tech, Duke, Kentucky and the G League . . . Scheduled to arrive on campus Aug. 11, the 6-3, 216 Sybrandt said he's excited about the next chapter at Auburn after originally committing to the Tigers in March . . . Nearly one-third of those played for the Tigers last season . . . |
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