Previewing Auburn's Matchup Against Tennessee
After a two-week layoff, Auburn returns to game action this Saturday when the Tigers host the Tennessee Volunteers at Jordan-Hare Stadium.
After a two-week layoff, Auburn returns to game action this Saturday when the Tigers host the Tennessee Volunteers at Jordan-Hare Stadium.
Auburn Volleyball (0-7) drops in straight sets (25-20, 25-17, 25-19) to Tennessee (3-4) Wednesday night at the Auburn Arena. Head Coach Brent Crouch is still looking for the first win of his Auburn career since the departure of Rick Nold a year ago, who finished 1-17 in conference play. The Tigers struggled again giving away points at the net and service line totaling 11 on the night.
Auburn's volleyball team will close out the fall portion of their schedule in a two match set against the Tennessee Volunteers. Wednesday's game is slated for a 7 p.m. first serve, while Thursday's game will start at 5 p.m. from Auburn Arena.
Auburn was notably left off of the Associated Press's Preseason Top 25 list despite finishing 25-6 in the prior season. The Tigers look to prove the doubters wrong with a potential new look on the court.
The Auburn and Mississippi State game originally scheduled for this Saturday has been postponed by the SEC due to positive COVID-19 tests within Mississippi State's program, the conference announced on Monday.
Auburn put up 12 shots against Alabama in a 1-0 loss, while the Crimson Tide only put up seven shots and two on target, but that was enough as Alabama was able to find the back of the net early and hold on.
Without an Auburn game to preview this week, here's a preview to the games around the league this weekend.
In the series history, Auburn leads the Crimson Tide 18-8-2 overall and 9-2-1 in games played at the Auburn Soccer Complex. Last season, the visiting Tide got the last laugh at the conference tournament defeating the Tigers 2-1 in OT. In Iron Cup matches which exclude post season play, Auburn has maintained possession of the trophy since 2012 seeing eight consecutive victories.
On Monday, the SEC recognized Auburn’s Derick Hall as the conference’s defensive lineman of the week, the first award of his career. Hall's two sacks were a highlight during Auburn's dominant performance against LSU on Saturday.
By the time the blue moon came peeking over the horizon on this Halloween evening, Auburn had thoroughly dismantled the defending national champions—the LSU Tigers. The defense looked like the dominating defense Auburn fans have come to expect under Kevin Steele, and Bo Nix totaled four touchdowns, while throwing for 300 yards and rushing for another 81.
The defending National Champs came to town with expectations of a high scoring nail bitter between two recovering defenses. The result was a lopsided Auburn blowout that saw eight touchdowns in a 48-11 win. The Auburn Tigers are back and trending on the national stage finding all parts of their game in their fourth win of the season.
Halfway through the 10-game slate of SEC games, here's a look at the current standings with tidbits of information about each team.
This week the Auburn Tigers volleyball travelled to Columbia to face their second opponent of the year, the USC Gamecocks. The Tigers won their first set of the season but lost both matches.
Auburn aims for back to back wins when it hosts long-time rival LSU at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Halloween. Saturday’s game will be the first time both teams enter the matchup unranked since 1999.
Who would have thought the defending national champions would be 2-2 and unranked entering the last weekend in October? To be fair, LSU lost an absurd amount of talent in the NFL Draft and then saw some key players opt out over COVID-19 concerns (most notably standout wide receiver Ja'marr Chase).
After an explosive performance on the road at Ole Miss, Seth Williams was recognized by the SEC as Co-Offensive Player of the Week. It feels warranted after his bounce-back performance, which saw him catch eight passes for 150 yards and the go-ahead touchdown.
This past Saturday, the Freshman Cartavious “Tank” Bigsby posted his third consecutive 100+ yard rushing performance for a team high 129 yards on 24 carries in Auburn’s 35-28 victory over Ole Miss. The SEC freshman of the week leads the conference in all-purpose yardage (163.2/gm) and ranks third nationally.
The Tiger Bowl is in unfamiliar territory this year with both teams unranked. Halloween afternoon is a great opportunity for either team to stretch their winning streak and continue their midseason momentum.
No. 14 Auburn battled Kentucky to a 1-1 draw after going to double-overtime at the Auburn Soccer Complex on Saturday night.
Auburn traveled to Ole Miss Saturday and beat the Rebels 35-28 after some late game drama.