Saturday Morning sAUsage: NFL

August 12, 2017

Happy Saturday! We’re officially three weeks away from the first full Saturday of college football. BUT, we’ve still got tons to figure out in terms of practice, the depth chart, and a few key position battles. In fact, the Tigers are scrimmaging today, so we’ll have the word from Gus Malzahn in just a bit when he meets with the media.

For now, here’s what happened over the last 24 hours or so from around the Auburn corners of the Internet. Let’s start with the NFL:

There's a reason why his name on Twitter is 'Tail Lights'.

1 play, 79 yard touchdown run by @CoreyGranttt.#WinToday #JAXvsNE http://pic.twitter.com/TqHJplzeJf

— Jacksonville Jaguars (@Jaguars) August 11, 2017

Doesn’t that look familiar. Love the nod to Rod Bramblett with his Twitter handle as well.

And let’s not try to find this poor English teacher and blast the judgment, but very recent former Tiger Josh Holsey seems to be doing alright.

For my English 11 grade teacher who told me I would be in jail and lead all my friends to jail just wanna say Thanks for the motivation !

— Josh Holsey (@HeyItsJholsey) August 11, 2017

Holsey’s been getting praise from guys like DeAngelo Hall in training camp, so his NFL prospects at this point look pretty solid. Always good to see.

As for current Auburn players, in particular the offensive line (which has a stellar battle going on right now for the five starting slots), there’s one guy who’s trying to lock down a spot and would almost definitely become a fan favorite should be grab that starting job.

.@MGMAdvertiser FEATURE (w/VIDEO): Prince Tega’s ‘astronomical’ rise: Edgewood alum in the mix to start 2017 opener http://bit.ly/2vOzcuy http://pic.twitter.com/gGaFaG2KpE

— Matthew Stevens (@matthewcstevens) August 11, 2017

In this search to find the best possible combination up front, offensive line coach Herb Hand has resorted to an interesting way of looking at things.

In today's OA News, Herb Hand is using "The Matrix" to figure out Auburn's best starting five on the offensive line http://bit.ly/2vOTUKR http://pic.twitter.com/yWDaEys8fe

— Josh Vitale (@AUBlog) August 11, 2017

There is no spoon.

On the other side of the ball, here’s a little insight on Rodney Garner and his tough attitude to coaching and trying to find his own magic combo.

"I want the guys to leave Auburn with the same love that I love Auburn."

» @coachg76#WarEaglehttp://bit.ly/2vOMNlu

— Auburn Football (@AuburnFootball) August 11, 2017

And if you’re interested in the fates of some of Auburn’s newest Tigers, we may be seeing some of the true freshman sooner than you think.

Freshmen RB Devan Barrett, WR Noah Igbinoghene could carve out immediate roles for Auburn on kickoff return http://bit.ly/2vwy4Jt http://pic.twitter.com/p7PNHsca1M

— Josh Vitale (@AUBlog) August 11, 2017

Across the pond, Bruce Pearl’s bunch is enjoying an Italian vacation! They’ve now run their mark to 2-0 over there with another win (not by such a big margin this time, however).

| Full highlights from the Tigers' 103-87 victory over BC Silute in Italy.

» http://bit.ly/2vw6fRp#WarEagle http://pic.twitter.com/anNshvIfNw

— Auburn Basketball (@AuburnMBB) August 11, 2017

Stick around and check out the news and notes from Auburn’s latest scrimmage that’s set for today. We’ll have Malzahn’s words from the podium after he meets with the media. Until then, War Eagle!

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