The tattoo on Jayden Jackson’s forearm is both a reminder of how far he has come and a humble mantra that fuels him.
“ĀLIA MADE."
In Samoan, ālia means creek. To Oklahoma’s starting freshman DT, it means so much more.
“That’s what I carry with me.”
Still trying to wrap my mind around how Chadwick Boseman gave us all those movies the last four years while undergoing chemo and batting colon cancer, man. I’ve seen what that does to someone; it’s physically and mentally draining. Dude really was a super hero.
Julian Edelman winning Super Bowl MVP the same year he got popped for PED usage should serve as an important message, kids:
Cheat your ass off, because odds are it’ll pay off.
Two weeks after Marlon Davidson called Derrick Brown "fat" for failing to score on a fumble return, Derrick Brown today said Marlon "would have more sacks if he wasn’t so fat."
Marlon's response moments later?
"He's fat."
Who's the brave soul who is going to ask Gus Malzahn today if he will acknowledge UCF's 2017 national championship after it completed an undefeated season with a Peach Bowl win over Auburn?
Gotta say, seeing Florida’s (newish) Tom Petty/“Won’t Back Down” tradition before the start of the fourth quarter in person was about as cool and impressive as I thought it would be.
Marlon Davidson said he plans to smartly invest his money when he makes it to the NFL. No plans of going broke and aimlessly spending.
“I’m a country kid. I’m from the trees. I don’t need much. Get you a pair of shoes and go ball.”
Cadillac Williams: "I seen kids that was broken. I seen kids that needed help. The opportunity to get to serve them and see, wow, how they opened their hearts, how they did a 360 and were believing."
Anthony Schwartz was asked if he thinks he’s the fastest player in college football.
“I know I’m the fastes player in college football. It’s not a cocky thing. I got the stats to prove it.”
Jabari Smith was just asked if Auburn was more focused after Kentucky lost last night.
K.D. Johnson's eyes lit up when he heard the words "Kentucky lose"
Zep Jasper stood in front of his locker and removed his No. 12 jersey one final time.
His career is over, but he hopes to someday return to the Auburn sideline.
"You just never know; I might be coaching one day and I’m going to have Auburn on my chest.”
According to an Auburn official, the student who made the xenophobic remark directed at Vols guard Santiago Vescovi was escorted from Auburn Arena and has been banned.
The office of student affairs will handle any further discipline
#AuburnTwitter
is currently in the process of ratio-ing the Alabama Secretary of State on a Saturday night, all stemming from a gymnastics meet.
The Auburn-Alabama rivalry is truly one of a kind.
As someone whose father passed away from colon cancer, I cannot urge people enough to get one *before* they're 50 years old. American Cancer Society recommends regular colonoscopies starting at 45.
Friend of mine just turned 50, got a colonoscopy. Turns out he has cancer in his colon and it’s spread to his liver. He’s about to start chemo; prognosis is optimistic (God willing) but he’s in for a rough 6 months.
Get a colonoscopy when you turn 50, folks!!!!
Auburn’s updated pregame hype video starts with Cadillac Williams’ 2003 Iron Bowl run, ends with him shouting “Go Crazy” into the camera. This atmosphere is top notch
Udonis Haslem saying to Ray Allen about the Celtics, “If they still got a problem with you, then they got a problem with us” is the kinda energy I needed on this Friday night.
Georgia's Anthony Edwards is the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft.
He played Auburn twice, with Isaac Okoro drawing the primary assignment on him. Edwards shot a combined 13-of-31 from the floor, including 5-of-19 from deep, with 10 turnovers in those two games.
It is absolutely wild that perhaps the worst game of Jabari Smith's life was still 10 points, 15 boards, four assists and three blocks.
We are not the same.
When Iowa State cut Oklahoma's lead to 21-20 early in the second quarter, the Cyclones averaged 8.4 yards per play and had 259 total yards.
#Sooners
defense held them to 93 total yards and 2.8 yards per play the remainder of the game (the final 39 minutes) to win, 50-20.
This one was fun:
You've seen the memes and ever-growing ratios after
@AuburnMBB
wins. But what's it like on the receiving end of that Auburn Twitter storm?
Spoke to some who experienced the phenomenon firsthand.
"This is not normal. This is next-level"
Auburn senior Bryce Brown on controversial late foul: "They let us play the whole entire game. I’m not going to hold back on what I feel. I’m not going to be playing in the NCAA anymore, and I just don’t agree with that call. "
Cadillac Williams confirmed today he interviewed with AD John Cohen last week to state his case for the Auburn job full-time before it ultimately went to Hugh Freeze.
"I’m disappointed, (but) I’m not upset; like, I was at peace about it."
Walker Kessler on his SEC DPOY honor: “It’s extremely cool coming to a school like this and being the first to win… it’s an honor. I’m happy to do it for Auburn and be part of something that’s bigger than me.”
Bo Jackson will be the guest picker for College Gameday tomorrow. The show will also include a feature/essay on late Auburn radio voice Rod Bramblett -- which will be narrated by Wright Thompson.
Suni Lee on the last week at Auburn Arena (which saw her home debut a week ago, men's hoops beat Kentucky and women's hoops upset Tennessee): "We're almost building off of each other. That was my motivation coming into tonight--basketball beat them, and now we have to beat them."
Person in charge at polling place: “Sorry for the long wait, but we don’t have the volunteers necessary for an election of this size... Normally this many people don’t show up for an election.”
Of the nearly 2,000 donations to the Rod and Paula Bramblett Family Memorial Fund on GoFundMe, which has gathered north of $187k since Sunday, 201 of them have been for $109
Auburn five-star point guard signee Sharife Cooper is currently on the court at Auburn Arena just shooting around with Auburn freshman (and his former HS teammate) Babatunde Akingbola.
Cadillac Williams told the rest of the staff, upon being named interim coach: "We had failed these kids. It's our job to elevate them, to inspire them, to empower them, to get them going -- and we hadn't done a good enough job."
Gus Malzahn on Miami OC Rhett Lashlee: "What he's done at Miami... is unbelievable. Probably the best coaching job in the country at this point, but that doesn't surprise me at all."
Auburn's Board of Trustees gives final approval for renovations to the women's locker room area at Auburn Arena as well as plans for a new practice gym in the facility.
One trustee: "I say if Coach Pearl wants two (practice gyms), let's give it to him"
A little news: Auburn running backs coach Cadillac Williams received a one-year contract extension in the summer.
His prior deal was set to expire Jan. 31, 2022, but he'll remain on staff for at least another year, per info obtained through a FOIA request
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K.D. Johnson on his message to Auburn fans: "They've been a part of us the whole season to give us an assist... I appreciate them a lot, and I'm looking forward to seeing them do the same thing next year."
Originally they wanted him to kick a 52-53 yarder, but Carlson asked them to back it up 5 yards so he could show off a little bit. So they threw a flag and marched it back so he could kick it from 58.
Our highest graded kicker on field goals and extra points in 2017,
@AuburnFootball
K Daniel Carlson was good from 58 yards (with room to spare) at
#SeniorBowl
practice yesterday
Eight years ago this week, Auburn hired Bruce Pearl and set the program on a path toward unprecedented success.
Inside the search that resurrected Auburn hoops and Pearl’s career:
“We had so far to come….What we got far exceeded what we were hoping for”
Bruce Pearl says he tried not to talk too much about Zep Jasper missing the Georgia and Arkansas games because he didn’t want to take away from how those teams played against Auburn.
“Zep is one of the best defensive guards in the country…. We missed him.”
Among those at Auburn Arena for this afternoon's memorial service for Paula and Rod Bramblett: Auburn's entire returning basketball team -- and Chuma Okeke.
Also told Alabama broadcasters Eli Gold and Chris Stewart are here to pay their respect. Auburn.
Source: Auburn quarterback T.J. Finley will not be available for the SEC opener this weekend against Missouri due to a shoulder injury. Unclear if it’ll keep him out beyond this weekend, though.
A couple dozen Auburn fans, and more trickling in, are gathering at Toomer’s Corner for a rally in support of Bryan Harsin, whose future as head coach remains up in the air.
Dylan Cardwell is still out on the court with his family, net around his neck, hat turned backwards and wearing shades.
He's posing for pictures alongside a cardboard cutout of himself.
Can confirm that Auburn defensive tackle Tyrone Truesdell is using the NCAA's extra year of eligibility to return for a second senior season. (
@byNathanKing
first)
Just realized that the lead official today for Auburn-Saint Louis was none other than Doug Sirmons -- who was one of the referees during the Auburn-Virginia Final Four (and the missed Ty Jerome double-dribble sequence late)
Bo Nix on his fourth-down scramble and finding Tyler Fromm for that touchdown: "I'll never forget that vision I had, just that hair flowing out the back of the helmet."
Oklahoma softball players crush dingers on the big stage of the WCWS. Brent Venables promptly cooks their football-playing significant others
#onhere
.
This game had:
-- Two pick-sixes
-- A kickoff return touchdown
-- Ridiculous catch after ridiculous catch
-- Game-clock antics
-- A
#COLLEGEKICKER
DOINK
-- A game-sealing illegal substitution.
What I'm trying to say is: The 2019 Iron Bowl is New York's hottest new nightclub.