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SwimSwam Magazine Auburn should have hired Clark in 2020 instead of Bryan Harsin. In hindsight, that was a huge miss by the Tigers' search committee . . . Listen: Should Butch be getting the same level of respect as Bruce? . . . Kessler said that after playing this past season at Auburn with 6-10 power forward Jabari Smith, the No. 3 pick in the draft going to the Houston Rockets, he is comfortable in that role. "As far as playing with another big, I think in that system I can thrive and I am looking forward to it . . . Nine of the conference's 14 teams rank among the top 50 classes in the nation . . . In a very cool tribute, Kessler will wear No. 31, which was the same jersey number his grandfather, Jay Kessler, wore while playing for the University of Minnesota in the early 1960s . . . The addition of Schmidt makes it 21 signees for Auburn in the 2022 class, including five international signees . . . Dean is tied for the 15th-most passes defended since he entered the league in 2019 with 33. The player with the most passes defended in the past three seasons is Dean's former Auburn and current Tampa Bay teammate Carlton Davis with 48 . . . ESPN announced the nominees for the 2022 ESPYS on Tuesday, including Auburn gold-medal gymnist Suni Lee . . . "I am so incredibly excited to announce that I have verbally committed to Auburn University on a full athletic scholarship!" Ahern said . . . "We are going to have a young, talented squad this year, perhaps one of the youngest in the country . . . Gonzalez led the Tigers with seven wins and a 3.22 earned run average. In his seven Southeastern Conference starts he posted a 3.20 ERA . . . "I am a big team guy," said Burrell, who has won 34 conference coach of the year awards and 41 conference championships while directing the outdoor and indoor teams at the University of Houston . . . D1 Baseball released its final poll of the College Baseball season on Monday . . . "It is extraordinarily challenging with eight opponents who made last year's NCAA tournament. Each matchup is going to show us exactly what we're made of. We feel our veteran team is up for the challenge, and we cannot wait to kick-off the season in August! . . . Alcohol sales at Bryant-Denny Stadium could be a real possibility starting this fall . . . The Tigers' first baseman joins Frank Thomas (1989) and former No. 1 overall pick Casey Mize (2018) as the only players to earn consensus All-America designation in program history . . . The rest of the league is only moving forward at a more rapid pace. If Auburn sits still the Tigers will find themselves looking up at the rest of the league once again. It only takes the blink of an eye for that to happen . . . A closer look at whether the Vols will be better or worse . . . Alex Vogelsong, a rising Auburn senior, birdied the par-5 18th hole twice from a greenside bunker, to win his first FSGA title . . . The Stallions beat the Breakers even though former Auburn tight end Sal Cannella caught 12 passes for 154 yards for New Orleans . . . The standout relief work by Dothan's Blake Burkhalter for Auburn's College World Series team has landed him another major national honor . . . Auburn Baseball's Sonny DiChiara and Blake Burkhalter have been recognized as All-Americans by two separate organizations . . . Bo Nix was destined to play football for the Tigers almost from the crib . . . "And then low and behold, Jabari Smith Jr. is there at number three for the Houston Rockets to take. And he was the guy throughout this entire pre-draft process, he was number one on my board. I really think he's going to be such a special talent and the NBA level . . . "We can do it next year. It's going to make us hungry . . . There will be some big roles to fill next season, but many fans see the bigger picture of this program. The Tigers qualified for their first College World Series in over 20 years in 2019 . . . She closed her decorated high school career with a .476 career batting average with 220 runs scored, 165 RBI, 41 doubles, 15 triples, 31 home runs and 132 stolen bases. Widra also posted a 120-24 career pitching record with a 1.39 ERA and 1211 strikeouts, 60 shutouts and eight perfect games . . . Dean expresses optimism about his fifth full season as Auburn's softball coach. "I don't want to put the carriage before the horse, but I really feel good about this team . . . Suni Lee came to Auburn after winning gold in the all-around in the Tokyo Olympics. Her success carried over as she scored five perfect 10′s during her freshman season . . . Auburn basketball coach Bruce Pearl would take Jabari Smith with the No. 1 overall pick in Thursday's NBA Draft . . . Auburn got to the College World Series by winning a regional it hosted, then going out to Corvallis, Oregon, and taking down Oregon State. Can the Tigers get back to Omaha next year? . . . "I absolutely think we're on the cusp of doing amazing things consistently . . . Auburn's first All-SEC First Team honoree since 2017, Penta was the workhorse in the pitching circle . . . That disappointment will linger for Auburn players and coaches, but so will the pride for a team that was picked to finish last in the West and was one of eight teams that earned the right to play on the game's biggest stage . . . The goal is to give yourself a chance, something the Tigers continue to have with Thompson at the helm . . . Box score . . . Bobby Peirce hit a seventh-inning home run that avoided a shutout . . . Thompson and Arkansas head coach Dave Van Horn said a key to the game was the Razorback hitters having tough at-bats vs. Auburn starter Mason Barnett . . .
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