Auburn Tigers

It would be easy for Texas A&M to overlook slumping Auburn. The Tigers must win their final two games to avoid a fourth straight losing season, but they’re only 2 1/2-point underdogs, according to the BetMGM Sportsbook. The Aggies enter the game among league teams in the mix for the playoffs and the SEC Championship Game.

A caged tiger was wheeled onto the Tiger Stadium field for the first time in nearly a decade before kickoff of Saturday night’s game between No. 14 LSU and No. 11 Alabama. The moment fulfilled the wishes of Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, who had the tiger transported to Baton Rouge from Florida for the occasion.

The Auburn Tigers open the season with high expectations, especially with the return of All-Southeastern Conference big man Johni Broome. The Tigers rank 11th in the preseason AP Top 25 and are picked to finish second in the SEC.

The No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs host the struggling Auburn Tigers in the Deep South’s oldest rivalry on Saturday. The Tigers have lost seven in a row to UGA. The matchup comes after Alabama held off the Bulldogs in a 41-34 thriller, snapping their streak of 42 consecutive victories during the regular season.

The Auburn Tigers opened with five straight home games and high hopes of showing progress under second-year coach Hugh Freeze. They limped away from Jordan-Hare Stadium with a mistake-riddled 2-3 start and the Tigers’ biggest challenge yet awaiting: A visit to No. 5 Georgia.

The Auburn Tiger’s own mascot, Aubie, will be joining others from the community in a frigid, fundraising dip on Saturday, January 20. The city’s Polar Plunge is hosted annually by the city’s Parks and Recreation department at Samford Pool in support of the Lee County Special Olympics.

Alabamians are weeks away from college football season, and with that comes speculation and predictions for how the Crimson Tide and Auburn Tigers are going to perform this fall.

Auburn fans will once again be able to celebrate victories by rolling the oak trees at Toomer's Corner with toilet paper. Auburn had asked fans not to roll the new trees after their planting in February 2017 until they were established enough to avoid damage. The trees were removed after being poisoned by Alabama fan Harvey Updyke in 2010.

When it comes to sports wagering, information is a commodity and even a morsel of news that is not widely available can be valuable.As college sports experiences some of the negative consequences of ubiquitous legal betting on sporting events, could more transparency be among the potential safeguards?

The Alabama Crimson Tide won’t get a shot at the 2022 college football title. But, the team’s trophy case still has a new addition. Alabama linebacker Will Anderson Jr. became just the second college football player to win the Bronko Nagurski award--twice.