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Brady Cook's injury status change and Alabama football availability report ahead of Missouri

October 26, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

There were no changes in Alabama's football availability report Friday night, but there was a notable injury update for Missouri quarterback Brady Cook. Cook, the starting quarterback, was upgraded from doubtful to questionable on Friday night's official availability report. ESPN's Pete Thamel reported that Cook will “look to step up and play.” Cook had to […]

3 takeaways from Auburn football's 21-17 loss to Missouri

October 19, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

After a bye week, it was believed that Auburn would do well against Missouri and would have two weeks to recover and prepare. The opposite happened. Auburn looked flat once again, but Missouri had the same problem. The following game was full of failures, missed opportunities and drama, and once again Auburn failed, losing 21-17. […]

Auburn report: Assessing the Tigers' 31-13 loss to Georgia

October 6, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

Auburn suffered its fourth loss in five games against Georgia on Saturday, but it was the first time the Tigers looked like the losing team. They lost 31-13 and Georgia was in control of the game the entire time. Auburn was competitive and had chances to stay in the game, but small mistakes and missed […]

Was the loss to Vanderbilt the most shocking in Alabama football history? Here are 8 more candidates

October 6, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

Alabama's 40-35 loss to Vanderbilt on Saturday in Nashville had many implications. Shocking? Absolutely. Awkward? Perhaps. Unprecedented? Perhaps. We want to research the latter in this area. Here's why it's number 1 on the list: • Alabama hadn't lost to Vanderbilt since 1984. Bill Curry never lost to the Commodores, nor did Mike DuBose or […]

Casagrande: The duality of Auburn's 18-point rivalry loss. Bad, could be worse

October 6, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

This is an opinion column. As the world of college football unraveled in Nashville, a grass-stained Payton Thorne walked past an empty doghouse and into the Auburn locker room. It was a walk that has become familiar to the Tigers. But the feeling after Auburn's third straight loss – this time 31-13 to No. 5 […]

3 takeaways from Auburn football's 31-13 road loss to Georgia

October 5, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

Auburn had nothing to lose. Going into its first road game of the season at 2-3 and facing the No. 5 team in the country, Auburn had virtually no expectations for the first time this year. The Tigers were competitive against the Bulldogs for three quarters, but eventually Georgia's talent and depth were too much […]

Payton Thorne defends the late interception decision and says he would make the same throw again

October 5, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

What most Auburn fans remember most is Payton Thorne's pick-six in the fourth quarter of the Tigers' 27-21 loss to Oklahoma on Saturday. Despite the final result of the game, Thorne defended his throwing decision on Tuesday. “Honestly, if I had that play more than 10 times, I probably would have done the same thing […]

Best case scenario for Auburn at Georgia

October 5, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

The trends don't favor Auburn's trip to Georgia on Saturday. It will come to Athens having lost seven straight games to its old-school rival. Gus Malzahn was hoping for a raise the last time the Tigers tamed the Bulldogs, to understand the context. The current deficit against power conference schools is five games. Ending that […]

NFL Thursday Night: Former Alabama Prep star catches 2 TD passes in Falcons OT win

October 4, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

Atlanta quarterback Kirk Cousins threw for 509 yards and four touchdowns, including a 45-yarder to wide receiver KhaDarel Hodge on the first possession of overtime, in the Falcons' 36-30 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday night. Two of Cousins' touchdown passes in the NFC South game went to wide receiver Darnell Mooney. The […]

'You get tired of the silver linings': Auburn players reflect on 27-21 loss to Oklahoma

September 29, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

Auburn did a lot of good things against Oklahoma. The defense was good, the offense moved the ball and Payton Thorne had one of his best games in an Auburn jersey. After a 27-21 loss, Thorne wasn't particularly interested in talking about the positives. “After a while you get tired of the silver lining,” Thorne […]