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October 20, 2021
Inside the Auburn Tigers Bryan Harsin and Mike Bobo's offense has looked a lot different than in previous years. A big part of that is John Samuel Shenker . . . In the wins against LSU and Arkansas that sandwiched the loss to the No. 1 Bulldogs, Nix was a huge reason that Auburn was able to come out victorious, as he accounted for a combined 547 yards and 3 touchdowns passing and 116 yards and 2 TDs on the ground . . . "The people at Auburn are great people, selfless people, and it's a calm environment, soothing for your mind and peaceful. It's a small town, so everybody knows everybody – we are all a close-knit family . . . Kilian Zierer got his first career start against Arkansas in place of an injured Austin Troxell, who started all six games prior . . . Auburn is averaging 114.67 running yards in their three SEC contests, which is 10th in the conference . . . "My hope is that he's going to be ready to go by Ole Miss . . . Position-by-position grades for the Tigers' season to date in Year 1 of the Bryan Harsin era . . . Harsin knows how to get the most out of his teams in these parts of a season; he's 7-1 as a head coach in games immediately following bye weeks . . . Zakoby McClain is a sideline to sideline 'backer who plays on all three downs, and while he rarely rushes the passer, that is more schematic than a deficiency . . . Auburn has the third-highest chance to make the playoff in the SEC behind Georgia (61%) and Alabama (31%) . . . Five players who have impressed the most through Auburn's first seven games . . . The Tigers had a 292-228 advantage in passing yards against Arkansas on Saturday . . . Walker Kessler, a former five-star recruit and sophomore transfer from North Carolina, is back to "full speed" at practice this week . . . The entire SEC preseason media poll . . . The first ranked team on the schedule is UConn, Auburn's opening opponent in the eight-team Battle 4 Atlantis tournament at Paradise Island in The Bahamas. That game is scheduled for the day before Thanksgiving . . . Flanigan's recovery is still on track for him to return in mid-December. That means Flanigan won't be ready for the start of the 2021-22 season, but he should be back by the time Auburn is playing SEC games . . . "I'm on a quest to reduce the number of crashes, injuries, and fatalities on roadways due to poor decisions behind the wheel . . . Auburn's Tad Maclean has advanced to the ITA Southern Regional singles final . . . Is there a market for Cam Newton six games into the 2021 season? . . . Bates is originally from Olive Branch, Miss. and played his college football down the road from Atlanta at Auburn University . . . The Heisman winner announced that he has now been vaccinated for COVID-19 . . . Watch: Former Auburn Tiger CJ Uzomah scores against the Detroit Lions . . . No. 23 Auburn defeated Florida 2-0 on Sunday from the Auburn Soccer Complex . . . Monday morning, Auburn's Jan Galka will face teammate Tad Maclean in one singles semifinal, while on the other side of the bracket, Ole Miss teammates Finn Reynolds and Nikola Slavic will square off . . . |
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