Monday, August 31, 2015
ITAT HD: Rudy Ford Ready For Opener
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RB's By Committee A Possibility For Auburn
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Auburn depth chart coming, and may be subject to change
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Back from hospital, LSU's Miles projects Harris as starter (The Associated Press)
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2016 Top 25 Class Rankings
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Football. Auburn depth chart coming, and may be subject to change
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3 from Alabama, 1 from Auburn among early NFL cuts
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Malzahn Praises His Team's Attitude
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Scout's No. 3 Safety in 2017 Has FSU on Top
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Live updates: Gus Malzahn previews Louisville on Tiger Talk
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W. Volleyball. Volleyball hosts Florida A&M Tuesday night
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Auburn trying to coordinate with International Space Station for photo of Jordan-Hare video board lights snapped from space
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Breaking down the remaining Power Five quarterback competitions (Dr. Saturday)
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Louisville's Petrino seeks strong follow-up to 9-4 debut (The Associated Press)
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Ready to strike
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R250 OT Williams knows four that will make cut
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Johnson down to five
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SEC adds 'Super Bowl styled' halftime shows to improve in-stadium experience
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Breaking down the remaining Power Five quarterback competitions (Dr. Saturday)
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Greatest Fears: Each Opposing Team’s Best Chance To Win – Part 2
As a fantasy football guy, weekly match-ups are something that I must be fairly proficient at exploiting to expect success. If you read my Blog, you know I am a firm believer that there is always a winning combination of players either on my roster or hanging around in free agency. Even if my opponent has a […]
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'Possibility' Louisville plays multiple quarterbacks against Auburn
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'It's all about winning' for Will Muschamp
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Which of these 9 Auburn newcomers are you most excited to see?
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College football's top 35 wide receiver groups for 2015 (Dr. Saturday)
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Daktronics Helps Improve Fan Experience at 19 Colleges This Fall - Digital Signage Connection
Daktronics Helps Improve Fan Experience at 19 Colleges This Fall
Digital Signage Connection “We're excited to have partnered with Daktronics in building the largest LED video display in college football,” said Auburn University director of athletics Jay Jacobs. This dynamic board will revolutionize the game-day experience and make it even ... |
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W. Volleyball. Auburn's Brenna McIlroy named SEC Freshman of the Week
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This? Again?
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The latest with R100 OL Merritt
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Auburn not taking complicated approach for Louisville's muddy quarterback situation
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Auburn Football: Top Takeaways from 2015 Fall Camp
It's finally game week on the Plains.
After a long offseason of huge hype, weeks-long worry and big-name battles, the Auburn Tigers return to action in less than a week.
Saturday's Chick-fil-A Kickoff Classic against Louisville will put an official end to the offseason preparation for head coach Gus Malzahn and his team.
The past few weeks of fall camp have been especially important to what looks to be another dramatic season for the Tigers. Several players moved ahead in a number of competitions for starting jobs, while members of Auburn's star-studded recruiting class earned playing time during their first official practices with the program.
As the mood around Auburn shifts from offseason chatter to game-week focus, let's take a look at the three big takeaways from fall camp—one for each phase of play.
Offense relying on strength in numbers
This has been the offseason of quarterback Jeremy Johnson, the efficient, pocket-passing replacement to run-first weapon Nick Marshall.
In a conference that features multiple quarterback battles that will most likely continue through the season opener, Johnson nailed down the starting job shortly after spring practice. Now the real challenge begins for the junior—establishing that rhythm with playmakers on a high-octane offense that returns only one starter at running back and wide receiver.
At running back, Auburn will use a by-committee approach at least through the first two games of the season, according to Marcello, with hopes that a starter will emerge by the Week 3 road trip to LSU.
Offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee said junior Jovon Robinson, sophomore Roc Thomas, junior Peyton Barber and true freshman Kerryon Johnson will each get reps early.
"We're going to need all four of them," offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee said, per Crepea. "We're going to plan on playing them all and kind of see how that works itself out."
Thomas and Barber pulled ahead of a slow-starting Robinson ahead of fall camp, while the versatile Johnson has bounced back from a leg injury to figure into the rotation.
"Kerryon gives us flexibility in a lot of different things," Malzahn said, per Green. "He can do a lot of different things. He catches the ball extremely well, but, yes, we definitely can (use all four running backs)."
Over at wide receiver, the coaching staff has been mixing and matching roles to account for star Duke Williams' absences early in fall camp and the need to replace the No. 2 and No. 3 receivers from 2014.
Senior Ricardo Louis is still expected to line up wide opposite Williams, while the inside positions became trickier during fall camp. According to Crepea, junior Tony Stevens has moved to Auburn's "big slot" position with senior Melvin Ray after a good preseason of work.
Other young players and JUCO transfer Jason Smith joined Stevens and junior Marcus Davis as potential breakout players at receiver for a team that needs several targets to step up for Johnson. While Auburn might not have much consistent experience at receiver outside of Williams and Louis, it has numbers and potential.
"Tony’s making plays. That’s been a bright spot. Tony’s been making plays at a more consistent level in practice," Lashlee said, per Ryan Black of Auburn Undercover. "All the other guys we count on have been doing pretty well. Jason Smith is doing a good job, and even a guy like Darius Slayton and Ryan Davis."
Expect to see plenty of freshmen on defense
Although Will Muschamp inherited several veteran playmakers when he took over as Auburn's defensive coordinator this offseason, he still is going to turn the kids loose this fall.
Muschamp rattled off a list of eight true freshmen—defensive end Byron Cowart, linebackers Jeff Holland and Darrell Williams, safeties Montavious Atkinson and Tim Irvin and cornerbacks Jeremiah Dinson, Carlton Davis and Ryan Davis—who are expected to contribute in 2015.
"I don’t know the multitude of snaps right now, so don’t hold me to that," Muschamp said Sunday, per Tom Green of the Opelika-Auburn News. "All that can vary, obviously, depending on practice week. We have a ways to go until Saturday."
Cowart, of course, is the biggest name on that list of freshmen from Muschamp. The nation's No. 3 overall player in the class of 2015, per 247Sports, has rebounded from his frustrations during fall camp—Muschamp said he'll feature heavily against Louisville.
"Byron is going to play," Muschamp said, per Brandon Marcello of AL.com. "It doesn't matter first down, second down, third down. He's going to play in the game and play a lot."
Atkinson, Irvin, Dinson and the Davises perhaps have the biggest roles to play on the defense this fall. With Auburn's secondary depth lacking in established talent this fall, those five players will take on major reserve positions.
According to James Crepea of AL.com, both Davises are expected to be the first cornerbacks behind seniors Jonathan Jones and Blake Countess. Dinson is a reserve at the Nickel back, while Irvin is backing up the nickel and traditional safeties.
Crepea also wrote Holland, a backup for Carl Lawson at Buck and JaViere Mitchell at linebacker, is expected to be "a situational pass-rusher in the season opener."
Many of these true freshmen came into fall camp—their first official practices with the Tigers—and locked down roles heading into the season opener against Louisville. While having to rely on several true freshmen isn't ideal, Auburn is confident in its youth on defense.
"Those guys are doing really good," safety Johnathan "Rudy" Ford said, per Crepea. "All those guys, they come here, responded well straight out of high school. They're doing some great things out there."
Special teams focused on bounce-back season
One of the most overlooked aspects of Auburn's run to the BCS National Championship Game in 2013 was the standout play of the special teams unit—outside of Chris Davis' return heroics, of course.
But the effects of complete turnover were obvious last season. Quan Bray was a standout punt returner, but the Tigers dropped off in punting, kick returning and, toward the end of the season, placekicking.
Part of Auburn's woes included shared duties for then-redshirt freshman Daniel Carlson, who was the team's starting kicker and punter last year. The extra workload wore Carlson down throughout the season, and it all came to a head when he missed a potential game-tying field goal in Auburn's overtime loss to Wisconsin at the Outback Bowl.
While Auburn won't name a starting punter between JUCO transfer Kevin Phillips and true freshman Ian Shannon until Tuesday, it won't be Carlson—and that's exactly what he wants.
"It's definitely a relief," Carlson said earlier this month, according to Green. "That takes some pressure and stress off me. I’m hoping I’ll be that much better on kicking because I have that much more time to focus on that."
Both Phillips and Shannon have battled all throughout fall camp, and their presence has been a welcome sight for Auburn coaches and players.
"For Ian it's been a little bit more of an adjustment," special teams coach Scott Fountain said, per Wesley Sinor of AL.com. "Kevin got to go through spring and he's played JUCO ball. That's given him an opportunity to be mentally further ahead in all the situations... Going into last year I was concerned [about the punter job], but this year I feel good about it."
As Marcus Davis prepares to replace Bray as the starting punt returner, Auburn hopes to rebound from the fall it had at kick return last season, when it ranked 83rd nationally in yards per return.
Fountain said he was pleased with the competition at kick returner between Thomas, Ford and Louis during fall camp.
"What we're trying to do is find some other guys that can balance us out that can return the ball as well," Fountain said, per Black. "But I think we have three good candidates at kickoff return."
Better play in special teams could be the difference between winning and losing close games in 2015 for the Tigers. Just like the offense, fall camp turned out to be an important time for establishing more depth and confidence at a unit that needed both.
All stats courtesy of CFBStats.com. Recruit rankings courtesy of 247Sports.
Justin Ferguson is a college football writer at Bleacher Report. You can follow him on Twitter @JFergusonBR.
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Monday Football And Basketball Tiger Tidbits
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60-Second Alert: Landon Dickerson update
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9 O'CLOCK TALK: Monday
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Trivia Tidbits
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Montravius Adams says it's time for Auburn football
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Football. Montravius Adams says it's time for Auburn football
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Jason Caldwell's Monday Morning QB Column
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Top 30 at Jordan-Hare – #5 Georgia (2013)
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AL.com All-Access: What are the biggest stories entering the college football season?
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Auburn QB Commit Woody Barrett Totals 306 Yards, 3 TDs in Week 1
As the crown jewel of Auburn's 2016 recruiting class, 4-star quarterback and current Tigers pledge Woody Barrett couldn't have pictured a better start to his senior season at West Orange (Florida) High School.
The 6'2", 225-pound Barrett amassed 308 yards of total offense and three total touchdowns in the Warriors' 45-0 season-opening win over Foundation, according to Christian Malone of the Orlando Sentinel.
Through the air, Barrett accounted for 178 yards and a pair of touchdown strikes to 3-star wide receiver Eddie McDoom. The nation's No. 6 dual-threat passer also carried the ball eight times for 128 yards, including a 15-yard touchdown run.
It was exactly the type of performance that highlights why Barrett projects as a perfect fit in the offense of Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn.
It's also a signal that he's getting more comfortable being the triggerman operating a high-octane, no-huddle attack.
As noted by Ryan Bartow of 247Sports, Barrett operates a system similar to what he will see on the Plains, and he has the physical tools to be a star at the next level.
He committed to Auburn in June over programs such as Alabama, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma and Texas.
Barrett was on the Auburn campus last month for a visit, and he told Keith Niebuhr of AuburnUndercover that he's solid in his commitment. In fact, his arrival could come a little earlier than expected.
"The road I'm going on, I will graduate in December," Barrett told Niebuhr. "It's really important to me. The quicker I can come here, learn the plays, learn the offense, the better chance I have on the field."
Before he heads off to college, he has a little unfinished business at the prep level.
If the first act of his senior season is any indication, Barrett is primed to have a monster year.
Sanjay Kirpalani is a National Recruiting Analyst for Bleacher Report. Unless otherwise noted, all quotes obtained firsthand and all recruiting information courtesy of 247Sports.
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Shavar Manuel Details Official Visit Plans
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Auburn remains a double-digit favorite against Louisville
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Tracking Auburn's commits: Woody Barrett shows why he's a top dual-threat QB
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Who Cares About Arkansas Football?
We can officially say it. It’s game week and all is right with the world. How pitiful is Arkansas coach Bret Bielema? You probably read over the weekend that everyone’s favorite fat boy expressed his hate for Auburn to a group of Razorback alumni. When coaches make such comments, it just shows that the mentioned […]
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Auburn NFL roundup: Cam Newton steps up with regular season nearing
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Sunday, August 30, 2015
Watch Auburn beat writers on defense against Louisville
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Cowart "Going To Play" Against Louisville
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Cowart will play a lot
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Auburn expects eight true freshmen defenders to play this season
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Will Muschamp says plenty of freshmen to play in opener
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Will Muschamp unwilling to name starting linebackers
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Football. Will Muschamp says plenty of freshmen to play in opener
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Byron Cowart will 'play a lot' against Louisville
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ITAT HD: Muschamp Talks Auburn Defense, Cards
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Tigers Eager to Play, Muschamp Eager to Win
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Watch Auburn's Will Muschamp preview Louisville: 'It's all about winning'
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Live updates: Will Muschamp discusses Louisville
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W. Soccer. Tiger Soccer Grinds Out Fourth Win In A Row; 2-0 Over Furman
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Projecting Jeremy Johnson’s 2015 Season
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Physical and fast
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Auburn will 'need all four' of its running backs this season
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2018 Prospect Back At Auburn
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Top 30 at Jordan-Hare – #6 Florida (1993)
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9 O'CLOCK TALK: Sunday
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Reinforcements Here For Auburn's Secondary
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SEC West preview: It all comes down to Iron Bowl ... again
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Russo: College football 2015 predictions put Auburn in semifinals, Alabama in Peach Bowl
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Pick 6: Playoff forecast for Buckeyes, Irish, Bears, Tigers (The Associated Press)
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Auburn LB Deshaun Davis made his own team hype video (Video) (Dr. Saturday)
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Trophy hunters: Alabama and Auburn are back, and they want it all
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Recruiting Stars to Saturday Starts: A Comparison of Stars to Stats
Auburn has consistently been a top-level offense each and every year that coach Malzahn has been on the Plains. Yet, it has been labeled as anything but elite. Pundits have called it “gimmicky”. Some have said that it is “tailored for the personnel on the roster.” One thing is certain, no one considers Malzahn’s HUNH offense […]
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Everything is important: Will Muschamp instills urgency, accountability at Auburn
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Tough enough: Jeremy Johnson steps up, takes over at Auburn
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Saturday, August 29, 2015
W. Volleyball. Auburn defeats Samford 3-1 to win War Eagle Invitational
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Auburn's Jonathan Jones expects a 'physical and fast' defense against Louisville
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On a mission
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Auburn faces monstrous challenge from Louisville's Sheldon Rankins
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Auburn LB Deshaun Davis Releases “The Takeover” Music Video for the 2015 Season
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Best case, worst case scenarios for Auburn's 2015 season
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W. Volleyball. Auburn fights back for five-set win over Jacksonville
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Transfers will be huge for Louisville defense
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Trust factor: Auburn defense says team chemistry is good
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Football. Trust factor: Auburn defense says team chemistry is good
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AU, Bama still on top
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Top 30 at Jordan-Hare – #7 LSU (2004)
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Alabama punter hopes to improve on 'amazing' freshman season (The Associated Press)
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Tigers, ASU Hornets to Meet In Football
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Clutch performance
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Commit Tracker
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9 O'CLOCK TALK: Saturday
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R100 OL Dickerson releases top six
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Louisville's Bobby Petrino has been preparing all year to play Auburn
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The 2015 Schedule: One Sentence Predictions
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Saraland sophomore phenom Jack West delivers in first start of career
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Auburn will play Alabama State in 2018
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Football. Auburn will play Alabama State in 2018
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Auburn adds in-state FCS opponent to 2018 schedule
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RB Battle Shows No Signs Of Ending For Tigers
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TrackemTigers Tailgate Competition
Do you and your friends take great pride your tailgate? Do you put more thought into your tailgate than you did to your career choice? Are you more excited about gathering with your friends and family around copious amounts of delicious food than actually going to or watching the game? Well, maybe that’s a stretch….. […]
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Auburn moves into top 3 for McAdory standout Jay Jones
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Friday, August 28, 2015
W. Volleyball. Auburn volleyball tops SFA 3-2 in thrilling opener
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W. Soccer. Casie Ramsier Scores Twice In 4-0 Auburn Soccer Victory
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Arkansas' Bret Bielema: 'I hate Auburn'
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Auburn Football: Tigers' Blueprint to Winning SEC in 2015
In eight days, Auburn will begin its 2015 season in a venue that it wants to return to in December—the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.
The Tigers are the preseason pick by the SEC media to return to the Dome and capture their second conference championship in three seasons.
Some outlets are even picking Gus Malzahn's prolific offense to mesh well with Will Muschamp's new defense and earn a berth in the second College Football Playoff.
But Auburn will enter next Saturday's season opener against Louisville with a handful of question marks that need to be answered before a push for a title.
What do the Tigers need to accomplish in order to claim another championship in the nation's toughest conference? Here's the blueprint for success in 2015.
Establish consistent receivers not named Duke Williams
The hype surrounding Jeremy Johnson is real, and it is unstoppable.
Johnson could be the next Cam Newton or the best pure passer in Auburn football history, but it's going to be hard for him to prove that—and for the Tigers offense to hit the next level—with just one successful receiver.
Duke Williams lived up to his reputation as a physical receiver with a seemingly infinite catch radius last season. While his surprise return to the team has featured some bumps in the road, Williams will be the clear-cut No. 1 receiver on the Plains this season.
Part of what made Williams such a breakout star for Auburn last season was the presence of Sammie Coates, who is now in the NFL. Coates could stretch the field with his impressive speed, which left Williams to dominate the intermediate routes.
Auburn needs to find that secondary threat to line up with Williams, or teams will be able to lock down the senior star. Ricardo Louis and Melvin Ray have shown flashes of becoming that vertical threat in their first few seasons with the team.
"Melvin is probably as steady a guy as we've had in the first two years," offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee said, per Charles Goldberg of AuburnTigers.com. "He's not flashy, but every time you watch film, he's always doing right... Ricardo has loads of talent. He's made a lot of plays in the last two years; it's can he do it at a consistent rate."
One of the most underrated losses in the offseason was Quan Bray, a departed senior who was the team's No. 3 receiver over the last two seasons. He had five more receptions than Coates last year and just as many touchdowns.
Having Williams back is fantastic for the Tigers, but if Johnson is going to be the pass-first player who will change the way Auburn attacks opponents, he can't do it with just one star.
The 2013 run-first Tigers used multiple rushers—Nick Marshall, Tre Mason, Cameron Artis-Payne and Corey Grant—to pave the way for a championship. Finding that vertical threat and an established No. 3 in what is a deep group of receivers is paramount for this year's offense, which is looking to get to the next level through the air.
Bring back the pass rush
Auburn's depth in the secondary is what it is. Malzahn called it one of his two biggest concerns heading into the season, per Brandon Marcello of AL.com, and new defensive backs coach Travaris Robinson has plainly stated that true freshmen will have to play at corner this fall.
Even with the addition of Blake Countess in the offseason, a secondary that has struggled with limiting big plays through the air over the last two years will be the Tigers' weakest link in 2015. And while the young corners could rise up and become better than expected this fall, it's hard to put a lot of faith in guys who were playing high school ball less than a year ago.
How far Auburn's defense improves under Muschamp in year one is what the team's championship campaign hinges on in the eyes of many experts across the country. The Tigers should be improved in run defense with the return of veteran defensive tackles and linebackers—the passing game is the biggest concern.
The lack of a pass rush was part of Auburn's undoing last season, and its return could mask the flaws of a thin secondary this fall. Auburn can't magically add new players to the defensive backfield, but it can ease the pressure by wreaking havoc in the opponent's backfield.
The return of the "unblockable" Carl Lawson should fix some of those woes. Per the team website, the former 5-star had four sacks and seven quarterback hurries in his true freshman campaign, but he missed all of 2014 with an ACL injury.
But, like Williams in the receiving game, Lawson can't do it alone. Edward Aschoff of ESPN.com nailed it with his take on the position battle opposite Lawson, who will take the stand-up "Buck" role in Muschamp's new defensive scheme.
"Yes, the secondary has depth questions, but Auburn has to find a consistent pass rush, and you know offenses will be keying on Lawson," Aschoff wrote. "He will need help if the Tigers are going to get to the quarterback better than they did last season."
Senior DaVonte Lambert, who led Auburn with just 3.5 sacks last season, is back at practice after an ACL injury of his own. The Tigers will need improvement from returning faces such as Lambert and possibly a breakout year from 5-star true freshman Byron Cowart in order to reach full potential in the pass rush.
Without it, this defense will be chasing receivers game after game this season.
If you lose, don't do it at the end
With several question marks heading into the season, it's hard to see a team like Auburn running the table in the brutal SEC West this season. Each team has a legitimate claim as a contender.
But one of the best aspects of Auburn's preseason resume is the end of the season, when it gets the "Amen Corner" duo of Georgia and Alabama inside Jordan-Hare Stadium.
Those two teams are Auburn's biggest competition for the SEC title this season, according to the preseason polls, and the Tigers will have an advantage for each matchup.
As the Tigers showed in 2013, having those home games is quite beneficial, especially if they lose a conference game early in the season. Two years ago, Auburn had time to rebound from a loss to LSU and start its run to the national championship.
Two losses probably won't cut it in the race for the SEC West, and winning the head-to-head against Alabama is important—it's hard to visualize a scenario where the Crimson Tide have two losses heading into the Iron Bowl against an unbeaten Auburn.
LSU could be a tricky matchup in Week 3, especially if the Tigers can find a quarterback and some momentum in Death Valley. Arkansas' ground-and-pound style will challenge the strength of the Muschamp defense.
And if Auburn can make it to College Station unscathed, a loss to air-it-out Texas A&M won't eliminate the Tigers from championship contention. A loss to Georgia might be the most acceptable—if there is such a thing as an acceptable defeat in Auburn—because it wouldn't damage a tiebreaker in the West.
Auburn's path to winning the SEC West and eventually the SEC championship is simply more than just "beat Alabama." The Tigers have to fight through a rigorous schedule with one loss at the most and then win another winner-take-all matchup with the Tide in Jordan-Hare Stadium.
The 2013 Tigers drew up the blueprint—have multiple weapons on offense, use the pass rush to cover any major flaws on defense and rally back from an early loss to sweep an all-home "Amen Corner."
This year's team may do things a little differently, but the pieces are in place for another run.
All stats courtesy of CFBStats.com. Recruit rankings courtesy of 247Sports.
Justin Ferguson is a college football writer at Bleacher Report. You can follow him on Twitter @JFergusonBR.
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