November 07, 2009
AU FOOTBALL: Handful of Furman players return to state
Furman coach Bobby Lamb has 375,000 reasons to look past today’s game and gear up for the rest of the Paladins’ schedule.
SZVETITZ COLUMN: Gimmicks ... slogans ... Whatever works for AU
If you saw Auburn players checking their wrists during last week’s win over Ole Miss, it wasn’t because they were late for dinner.
November 06, 2009
Dyer, one of the nation’s top RBs, commits to Auburn
Little Rock five-star running back Michael Dyer, considered the nation’s No. 1 running back by ESPN/Scouts Inc., pledged his commitment to Auburn for the 2010 season today, according to a bevy of recruiting sites.
AU FOOTBALL: Depth issues lead to few redshirts
Jamar Travis’ biggest play of the season came against Ball State, when he juggled a short Cardinals’ kickoff before grasping it for the successful fair catch.
AU NOTEBOOK: Zachery gives Tigers big-play threat at wide receiver
Wide receiver Terrell Zachery came into the 2009 season with two career catches for 24 yards.
November 05, 2009
EYE ON THE TIGERS: Small schools like Furman benefit from ‘Guarantee games’
These perceived “free wins,” like the one that’s coming Saturday against Furman, don’t come cheap.
AU NOTEBOOK: Stallworth taking on larger role in offense
Gene Chizik calls the first few months for his freshmen players a “whirlwind.”
November 04, 2009
AU IN THE NFL: Week 8
A look at former Auburn players in the NFL.
November 03, 2009
AU FOOTBALL: Etheridge hopes to return to football field
Zac Etheridge arrived at the East Alabama Medical Center early Saturday afternoon with something to prove — something to relieve the flood of emotions overtaking his parents, who were already stationed next to his hospital bed.
AU FOOTBALL: Washington making move to safety
With the few bodies coach Gene Chizik has at his disposal in Auburn’s secondary, there’s no other choice, he said, but to put the best four players on the field.
Etheridge: I’m just blessed to be able to walk again
Three days ago, Zac Etheridge laid face down on the Jordan-Hare Stadium turf, unable to feel anything below his neck. Today, he mustered up the courage and strength to talk to us reporters about the horrifically scary neck injury he sustained against Ole Miss.
November 02, 2009
AU FOOTBALL: Carter adding spark to improved defensive line
Before the season, a number of Auburn’s defensive players talked a lot about getting their “swagger” back — whatever that is.
AU FOOTBALL: Etheridge released from hospital
Safety Zac Etheridge was released from a Birmingham-area hospital Monday, an apparent major step forward in his path to a full recovery.
AU FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: McFadden, Coleman honored by SEC
Gene Chizik started with his seniors when he doled out praise following Saturday’s upset victory over Ole Miss.
AU NOTEBOOK: No comment from Chizik on shaky calls
Gene Chizik had a simple response when he was asked to discuss a questionable call in Saturday’s game.
