Cadillac Williams, in his sixth day as Auburn's interim coach, takes accountability for the Tigers' loss: "That started with myself. That's not on all these kids. They fought their tails off. I could have done some things better."
If you're wondering why Jordan-Hare Stadium was screaming "It's great to be an Auburn Tiger," it's because the Alabama section started a "Roll Tide" chant while Daniel Thomas was still down on the field injured.
It is 12:18 a.m. Auburn point guard Tre Donaldson is practicing by himself in an empty Neville Arena, running offensive sets and communicating with would-be teammates.
Cadillac Williams says Auburn's staff has been in the building until 1 or 2 a.m. every night this week helping him create the game plan for Mississippi State.
Savage quote of the day goes to Auburn LB Cam Riley: "I was waiting for them to get a first down because I wanted to stay on the field. I got bored on the sideline because it was just three-and-out every time."
Re: Auburn's dancing on the logo at Arkansas, Bruce Pearl defended his players last night on Tiger Talk: "Have you seen that logo? It's almost the entire court. Where would you like my team to dance? ... I think it's fun. These are student-athletes."
At their last pregame meetup in Jordan-Hare,
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and Thomas exchange gifts.
Deshaun brought a painting of the two, while Thomas gave Deshaun a poem about friendship — cross-stitched by Thomas' grandmother.
"That's us, man. Forever."
Bruce Pearl says he remembers two years ago in Athens, the game that started
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's 12-game winning streak, he was told before the game by the late Rod Bramblett, "We're going to go on a run tonight."
"I thought about Rod tonight," Pearl said.
The way Derick Hall and Colby Wooden conducted themselves on and off the field at Auburn should be nothing short of the standard, everywhere. Kind, fun and respectful human beings who were awesome to be around and cover.
Dylan Cardwell on Auburn's three straight blocks to end the game and the bench's reaction: "I apologize if that came off as classless. ... It wasn't intended to be disrespectful toward Ole Miss. We were proud of our friends."
Saint Joseph's head coach Billy Lange: "We've got a mascot on the sideline that's flapping 4,000 times, so I expect our guys to go after rebounds with the same intensity."
Stuff of press conference legend.
On Friday,
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linebackers coach Travis Williams surprised Dr. Harold Franklin with a "belated birthday gift" — a custom No. 64 jersey from the football program.
Dr. Franklin integrated AU in 1964 as the first Black student in school history
Bryan Harsin on playing in a hostile road environment at Penn State: "If you're a guy that's shying away from that, don't get on the plane. We'll take somebody else."
Auburn interim coach Cadillac Williams: "There's no promises. I don't know if we're going to win a ball game or not. But one thing that would make me happy is if these guys play good, hard Auburn football."
Marlon Davidson found Kyle Trask postgame and apologized for injuring the quarterback.
"I was devastated. ... I apologized for it and told him, ‘I’m praying for you.'"
Bruce Pearl again takes time in his press conference to discuss his crane kick celebration against Alabama. "It adds to the passion and the joy for our fans. ... I don't ever want to do anything unsportsmanlike. But I don't mind doing things that add to the rivalry."
Auburn claimed three of the five SEC individual awards for the first time ever:
COTY: Bruce Pearl
POTY: Oscar Tshiebwe
FOTY: Jabari Smith
DPOY: Walker Kessler
6OTY: Tari Eason
Less than a year after being hired at his alma mater, Marcus Davis signed the best wide receiver class in Auburn history.
At 29 years old, he's
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' No. 3 recruiter in the country.
"It’s a dream come true to play for a coach like that."
Texas A&M coach Buzz Williams on Neville Arena: "I think the environment is all you want college basketball to be. Everybody's hollering at me and mad at the officials. As far as you can see, people are standing. They're here as soon as we get here."
.
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can confirm that Keionte Scott did in fact enter the portal, but he withdrew before his name was processed.
So the Tigers get one of their best players — and the only returning starter in the secondary — back for the 2024 season after all
Bruce Pearl on the Auburn fans in Tampa tonight: "We had half the people in the building tonight. There might have been 1,000, 2,000 people. We had half of them. I'm so grateful for the Auburn family. We don't get the win without them. We just don't."
Some great news: Auburn director of player development Marquis Daniels is back walking around and sitting on the bench with the team. He was involved in a car accident in November and has been in a wheelchair at games since.
Hugh Freeze, currently on set on College GameDay, is asked how he can get Auburn back to competing for championships: “Recruiting. We’ve got to get the players.”
Auburn senior Anfernee McLemore welcomed his son, Maverick, into the world today.
Auburn AD Allen Greene had McLemore flown from Mobile to Columbus after the game last night to be there in time.