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Huntsville Times Auburn mounted one of the greatest comebacks you will ever see. It started with a Patrick Nix scramble . . . Dye said, "Saban will handle it the way it's supposed to be handled. I would think that he would just let them compete and whoever is the best quarterback in practice is going to play . . . Hoppa knows she'll learn plenty about her young team soon enough. The Tigers open their season Thursday at rival Samford . . . After the Buffalo Bills waived Quan Bray, the wide receiver and return man agreed to terms with the Houston Texans . . . Carlson had six opportunities to score in Minnesota's 42-28 victory over the Denver Broncos in the teams' preseason opener, and he connected every time, including booting through a 57-yard field goal with distance to spare in the third quarter . . . If the SEC is going to reestablish itself as the best in the sport, the league will do so with the best collection of quarterbacks in the nation and the best the conference has seen in years . . . Auburn's defense came up time and time again in the 2nd half eventually scoring a touchdown of their own as time expired to give Auburn the 27-17 victory . . . Auburn's first ever #1 overall NFL draft pick was Tucker Frederickson . . . Terry Bowden's first Tigers team is among the most surprising undefeated teams in recent college football history . . . The Buffalo Bills part ways with Quan Bray and the New York Jets released Austin Golson . . . Former Auburn pitcher Trey Wingenter has been promoted from the AAA El Paso Chihuahuas to the San Diego Padres, becoming the 51st Auburn player to make a Major League Baseball roster . . . The first former Auburn player in the Pro Football Hall of Fame is said to have never missed a practice, let alone a game, during his pro football career . . . When asked about Washington's first game vs. Auburn and it being important, he said it's important, but they focus on themselves and getting the Husky football program ready instead of worrying about the opponent at least early on . . . So, what is the dead period? . . . We know Benning Potoa'e and Ryan Bowman are the action men when it comes to Washington's outside linebackers. Because of Tevis Bartlett's move from SAM inside, there's now an open position battle for the outside spot opposite BUCK . . . The Clemson Tigers have landed one of the top defensive players in the 2019 class in cornerback Andrew Booth . . . Thirteen members of the Baseball Hall of Fame are Alabama natives or alumni of state high schools and colleges or both . . . The Auburn athletic department reported 17 secondary violations in 2016-17 . . . The stadium has been in the midst of a $40 million facelift since the spring, with a renovated home locker room, new press box and brand new Harbert Family Recruiting Center, as well as suite renovations to the west side of the stadium where the press box once was . . . After sitting out the 2018 season with a medical redshirt, Handley will have three years of eligibility remaining . . . Handley comes to the Plains after two seasons at the University of Akron where she was named the 2017 Mid-American Conference Freshman Pitcher of the Year after posting a 20-17 record in 44 appearances with 25 starts in the circle in her first collegiate season . . . Patriots 2020 left-handed pitcher/first baseman Cam Hill tweeted tonight that he has committed to Auburn . . . But which former Tigers standout has had the best career for each of the NFL's 32 current franchises? . . . Many Tide fans are concerned that the loser of the quarterback competition between Jalen Hurts and Tua Tagovailoa will transfer immediately. Maybe, if both quarterbacks transfer, the Tide won't win the West . . . Texas A&M made the biggest splash hire of the offseason when the Aggies lured head coach Jimbo Fisher away from Florida . . . Rising sophomore third baseman Slate Alford tweeted this morning that he has committed to Auburn . . . Former Tennessee head coach Derek Dooley has returned to the SEC as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Missouri . . . Evin Beck, who most recently served as an assistant athletic director of development at Georgia, has been hired as Auburn's associate athletic director of external relations . . . There is an overwhelming sense at SEC Media Days this week that LSU is trending downward when other programs inside the SEC of comparable heft are on the rise . . .
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