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February 6, 2025
Sports Illustrated "Auburn spends a lot on recruiting . . . Mabson will join Auburn University's Football team this fall, turning 18 in August . . . Mabson officially signed with Auburn Wednesday . . . Coach Hugh Freeze has managed to get two consecutive top-10 recruiting classes with a potential third on its way. Unfortunately, the Tigers have not landed a single 5-star recruit outside of the transfer portal this cycle . . . "We're going to get beat . . . Auburn will take the night to enjoy the win before preparing for possibly its biggest game of the season to date against No. 6 ranked Florida on Saturday . . . Baker-Mazara stuck his tongue out at Fears amid the swath of bodies separating the two. After review, a double-technical was assessed, and Baker-Mazara was disqualified with his fifth foul, exiting with 15 points on the night . . . Auburn scored 54 points in the second half without Johni Broome attempting a shot from the field . . . "We got inside, outside, and the fact that we will guard. Those two things together, I think, are why we are the number one team in the country right now . . . Auburn held Oklahoma to 33.3% shooting. That was a season-low for the Sooners . . . Oklahoma's weak paint defense required the Sooners to constantly put multiple players on Broome and send help in the post, leading to open looks for Auburn's shooters . . . "You've got someone like Arizona, who just knocked off Iowa State. Oklahoma beat Arizona . . . Auburn returns to Neville Arena on Tuesday, which will be extra motivating as the Tigers look to remain unbeaten in SEC play . . . The SEC took in $808.4 million, which was divided evenly among the 14 schools who were part of the conference for the entire fiscal year. Texas and Oklahoma, which joined the SEC on July 1, received $27.5 million each in broadcast revenue and refundable application fees paid in a previous year . . . Recruited for his defense as a middle infielder, Klepsch has worked at second base and also in the outfield as Auburn gets ready for opening day on February 14 . . . The Tigers struggled immensely on the mound last year, having the second-worst ERA in the conference (5.94). To combat this, they added a handful of arms to their squad through the transfer portal. At the top of the list is left-handed pitcher Cade Fisher . . . The Tigers will have their annual homecoming game on Sept. 13 against South Alabama . . . The SEC was home to one of the most iconic NCAA records for over a decade, Auburn's 1:14.06 in the Men's 200 FR . . . The win marks the highest ranked win since 2007 for Auburn and extended its winning streak to eight to begin the Jordan Szabo coaching era . . . The Auburn Tigers looked to finish a great weekend 3-0 as they hosted Alabama State Sunday night. Auburn won a thriller against Middle Tennessee 4-3 before coming back to the Yarbrough Tennis Center Sunday and sweeping Tulsa 4-0 Sunday afternoon . . . Auburn's search for a pitching coach was a short one. The Malveaux quickly knew who they wanted. . . . Auburn's game against Oklahoma on Tuesday is a queuing game and Auburn's Saturday afternoon matchup with Florida is a camping game . . . Auburn is projected to finish No. 13 in the SEC preseason poll, voted on by the conference's head coaches . . . The Tigers and the Wildcats will face off at 6:00 p.m. CT on SEC Network+. "This is going to be our toughest road matchup by far . . . |
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