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December 10, 2013
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn is one of 10 finalist for the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year award . . . I have nothing but good things to say about the players, about Coach Malzahn and his staff as well as everybody surrounding his team that came together to produce the biggest turnaround in SEC football history . . . Dontavious Russell, the 4-star defensive tackle who de-committed from UGA last week, plans to take official visits with both the Bulldogs and Auburn . . . Can Alabama and Auburn become the nation's two best teams? If so, how long can that be sustained? . . . On an offensive line that can stake a good claim to being the nation's best, Robinson is the one who stands out when the Tigers head into the film room . . . "Effort is a skill, too. And the way he runs the ball with effort the whole game is something to behold . . . The top-ranked Seminoles are for real and the Tigers are going to have their hands fuller than a cook pulling a turkey out of the fryer for Thanksgiving dinner Jan. 6 in Pasadena . . . The Tigers are in the thick of things for potentially-elite offensive tackle Jordan Prestwood of Arizona Western College . . . Malzahn's system is effective, it's dominant and it's sometimes quirky. Label it however you want. What you can't take away from him is that it works . . . The early birds also didn't witness Auburn running back Tre Mason take his already impressive season to another level with one of the best and most clutch performances of the year . . . Not lost in the mix was four Auburn seniors accepting invitations to participate in the Senior Bowl on Jan. 25 in Mobile . . . Injury details and the extent of the injury have not been released . . . Sam Khan Jr. discusses this week's One Good Thing in the SEC, Auburn running back Tre Mason and his record-setting performance against Missouri in the SEC Championship game . . . He could earn an additional $575,000 with a victory in the BCS National Championship and at least one national coach of the year award . . . Malzahn, named SEC Coach of the Year by the Associated Press on Monday, has been named one of eight finalists for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award . . . Kalvaraz Bessent announced via Twitter that he plans to sign with Auburn . . . Auburn senior defensive end Dee Ford thinks Mason deserves all the recognition he can get . . . Auburn's junior tailback is one of six finalists for the 2013 Heisman Trophy . . . On Monday junior running back Tre Mason was named Associated Press SEC Offensive Player of the Year while Gus Malzahn was honored as the SEC Coach of the Year . . . Florida State appears to be the more talented team — just ask the boys in Vegas — but Auburn has made a habit of defying the odds this season . . . The Fighting Illini (7-1) will be playing their second straight game in Atlanta, after being handed their first loss of the season to Georgia Tech, 67-64, on Tuesday . . . Barbee is hoping for a good turnout of Auburn fans who live in the area as well as fans in town for Saturday's SEC Football Championship Game . . . The show "Bo, Barkley and The Big Hurt" will look at when three of the country's best athletes overlapped at Auburn in the 1980s . . . After Auburn was left out, SEC Commissioner Mike Slive began pushing for a "plus-one" model and had the battle cry "never again" for an undefeated SEC champion . . . |
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