| NCAA Headlines | Auburn coach Gene Chizik has suspended center Reese Dismukes following the sophomore's arrest on a public intoxication charge. Chizik says he is "very disappointed in Reese Dismukes for his irresponsible behavior'' Friday night.
The suspension comes eight days before Tigers open against Clemson in Atlanta's Georgia Dome.
Chizik did not say how long Dismukes'... [Read More] | | |
The top linebacker in the country for 2013 Reuben Foster will meet with NCAA investigators about his commitment to Auburn. If you’ll remember, Foster flipped from Alabama to Auburn in a weird twist of events, almost jabbing the Crimson Tide in the process. Now, the NCAA wants to make sure everything is clean with his flip. His mom spoke to the AJC and confirmed the meeting... [Read More] | | |
Freshman quarterback Zeke Pike will not be with the Auburn football team when fall practice starts today and his future with the Tigers is unclear. Pike was sent home by coach Gene Chizik in the summer after being arrested for public intoxication. Pike, a true freshman, enrolled in Auburn last January and participated in spring practice. His departure leaves Auburn with... [Read More] | | |
Sophomore cornerback Jonathan Rose will not return to Auburn this season, according to a report from AuburnSports.com, which cited Leeds High School coach Keith Etheredge. Etheredge coached Rose in high school. When reached Wednesday night, an Auburn official did not confirm or deny the report. Rose was given his unconditional release from the football team and plans to transfer, according to... [Read More] | | |
It's hard to believe anything you hear in college football recruiting, especially when it comes to commitments in this state, until it's in writing. Ink on paper in February is one way to do it. Or you could create your own early signing period the summer before. With ink on skin. Foster's sincerity wasn't written on his hat Saturday, it was on his forearm in the form of an AU tattoo... [Read More] | | |
Reuben Foster, the nation's No. 2 prospect, had a change of heart on Thursday afternoon, flipping his verbal commitment from Alabama to rival Auburn. /Foster previously starred at Troup County High in LaGrange, Ga., before his head coach was fired at the end of the school year. In August, he crossed both state and enemy lines by transferring to Auburn High School, a stone's throw from the Auburn... [Read More] | | |
Auburn true freshman quarterback Zeke Pike was arrested for public intoxication in Lee County on Saturday night. He was later released on a $300 bond. Pike arrived on The Plains from Kentucky in January and participated in spring practice with... [Read More] | | |
An attorney for a Montgomery man accused of killing three people in a shooting at a party near Auburn University said Thursday she will ask that his trial be held outside of Lee County, where the school is located.Hundreds of those hit hard by the shootings that killed two former football players gathered on a campus lawn later in the day for a candlelight vigil for the victims. The first candle... [Read More] | | |
Social media at times was a help, other times a hindrance in the search and eventual arrest of a suspect in the triple fatal shooting at a pool party at an Alabama apartment complex, officials said Wednesday.Desmonte Leonard, 22, was in the Montgomery County jail on Wednesday night awaiting transfer to Auburn. He was scheduled to appear in court Thursday morning in Opelika for an arraignment on... [Read More] | | |
A man accused of killing three people at a party near Auburn University turned himself in Tuesday after a three-day manhunt that included a tense but fruitless search of a Montgomery home by police tactical units.A Montgomery defense attorney said she arranged for Desmonte Leonard to surrender after getting word that his family wanted her help. Auburn Police Chief Tommy Dawson said the suspect... [Read More] | | |
Police have arrested two men in connection with a weekend shooting near the campus of Auburn University, but Desmonte Leonard, who faces three counts of capital murder, remains at large, according to an Auburn police report released Monday afternoon.Jeremy S. Thomas, of Montgomery, Ala., was apprehended Monday after he allegedly fled the scene with Leonard and another man following a shooting... [Read More] | | |
Former Auburn football players Ed Christian and Ladarious Phillips were shot to death and current player Eric Mack has a gunshot wound and is in the hospital following a Saturday night shooting at an apartment complex near the campus, according to two people familiar with the incident. Two other people, perhaps more, may have been shot.A source said Mack "will be all right." The Auburn... [Read More] | | |
Auburn has hired former Temple offensive coordinator Scot Loeffler to try to revive an offense that sputtered after winning a national championship.The Tigers announced Sunday that Loeffler will replace Gus Malzahn, who left to become head coach at Arkansas State.The former Michigan quarterback has worked with six future NFL passers during his college career, including Tom Brady and Tim Tebow.... [Read More] | | |
Illinois fullback Jay Prosch is transferring to Auburn to be closer to his ailing mother.Prosch, a 6-foot-1, 250-pound sophomore from Mobile, Ala., filled the role of Illinois' starting lead blocker for the past two seasons and recorded 10 tackles on special teams in 2011. His mother, Iris, was diagnosed with brain cancer last spring and has been receiving treatments both in Mobile and at Duke... [Read More] | | |
Auburn quarterback Barrett Trotter isn't coming back for his senior season.The seven-game starter announced his decision Monday, but isn't planning to transfer. Trotter lost his starting job late in the season but relieved an injured Clint Moseley in the Chick-fil-A Bowl with perhaps his best performance.He wound up passing for 175 yards and rushing for 32 in the win over Virginia.Trotter passed... [Read More] | | |
Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator Brian VanGorder has returned to the college ranks to take the same job at Auburn.Auburn announced the hiring Monday of VanGorder, who has run Atlanta's defense for four years.VanGorder's move continues his pattern of moving back and forth between college and NFL positions. He is the former coach at Georgia Southern and former defensive coordinator at Georgia,... [Read More] | | |
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Auburn sophomore running back Michael Dyer is suspended for the Chick-fil-A Bowl on New Year's Eve against Virginia, sources told AuburnSports.com. The reason for the suspension is not clear at this time. Dyer finished the 2011 season second in the SEC in rushing yards behind only Alabama's Trent Richardson. Dyer rushed for 1,242 yards and 12 touchdowns on 242 carries. It was his second... [Read More] | | |
Three Auburn assistant coaches are in play for head coaching jobs, including offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn at North Carolina. Malzahn interviewed for the North Carolina job Thursday, according to someone familiar with the process. All of this comes as Auburn waits to learn what bowl game it will be playing in. North Carolina played the 2011 season with defensive coordinator Everett Withers... [Read More] | | |
Jared Cooper’s playing career at Auburn appears to be over. Cooper, the fifth-year senior from Brewton, who worked his way into the Tigers’ starting left guard spot this year, underwent surgery Monday and will be out for the rest of the season, head coach Gene Chizik said Tuesday. Cooper injured himself against Arkansas and sat out last week’s win over Florida on the sidelines with a boot on his... [Read More] | | |
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