1. Time to Learn: For Auburn's QBs, Spring Is a Time of Education, Not Competition

    As the Tigers open up spring practice with questions all over the board, one of the most pressing issues is at QB. For those of you who are hoping to know a starter right after A-Day, don't get your hopes up...

    Nathan Deal Written by Nathan Deal about 1 year ago 741 reads 3 comments

  2. Cam Newton: Is the NCAA Investigation into Former Auburn QB Cam Newton Over?

    Two words. One name. The words that embodied a champion. The words that were beloved by many and hated by many. Two of the most feared words in college football in 2010. Two words that single-handedly controlled American sports in 2010...

    Nathan Deal Written by Nathan Deal about almost 2 years ago 9,690 reads 253 comments

  3. Beat Them While You Can: What Does 2012 Hold for the Auburn Tigers?

    In 2010, the Auburn Tigers went on a magical journey from a once-proud program that had hit the skids to the top of the college football world...

    Nathan Deal Written by Nathan Deal about almost 2 years ago 5,190 reads 53 comments

  4. Auburn Football Updates: Joe Schad, Recruiting, Gene Chizik's Penmanship & More

    We're just 11 Saturdays away from the start of the college football season, and with the release of EA Sports' NCAA Football 12 on the horizon, the feeling of football in the air is on its way back (for some people...

    Nathan Deal Written by Nathan Deal about almost 2 years ago 4,582 reads 69 comments

  5. Cam Newton: Nolan Nawrocki's Judgement of Newton Proven Incredibly False

    In late March, Pro Football Weekly's Nolan Nawrocki wrote a scathing scouting report of former Heisman-winning Auburn QB Cam Newton...

    Nathan Deal Written by Nathan Deal about almost 2 years ago 2,821 reads 23 comments

  6. The Winning Gene: Gene Chizik's Journey from Failure to Champion

    On Friday, Auburn head coach Gene Chizik was awarded a five-year contract extension and a yearly raise of over a million dollars, making his annual salary $3.5 million, making him college football's ninth-highest paid coach...

    Nathan Deal Written by Nathan Deal about almost 2 years ago 1,351 reads 67 comments

  7. It's Crystal Clear: College Football and the BCS Need a Plus-One Format

    On June 6, 2011, following USC losing an appeal of NCAA rulings, the Bowl Championship Series (more widely known as the BCS) vacated the Trojans' 2004 BCS national championship...

    Nathan Deal Written by Nathan Deal about almost 2 years ago 870 reads 5 comments

  8. With USC's Title Stripped, Is Auburn College Football's 2004 National Champion?

    The news of the day in college football is, in a way, hardly news. Stemming from an NCAA ruling that former USC running back Reggie Bush was ineligible, the BCS officially vacated the Trojans' 2004 National Championship...

    Nathan Deal Written by Nathan Deal about almost 2 years ago 7,557 reads 223 comments

  9. Auburn Football: First 3 Tigers Football Games Get Early Kickoff Times

    In the first two years of the Gene Chizik era, Auburn has played a majority of its September games at night. Actually, every Auburn game in the month of September in the Gene Chizik era has been given a primetime slot...

    Nathan Deal Written by Nathan Deal about almost 2 years ago 2,079 reads 41 comments

  10. Not-so-Golden Tate: Russell Wilson Not Only Transfer QB Interested in Auburn

    The bombshell news of the day on the Plains was that according to a report by ESPN's Joe Schad, Ex-NC State QB Russell Wilson was in Auburn today talking to coaches...

    Nathan Deal Written by Nathan Deal about 2 years ago 2,330 reads 50 comments

  11. 10 Things That the Auburn Football Program Has Done Really Well Historically

    Today, despite conventional wisdom, I decided to listen to the Paul Finebaum show. Was it a stupid move, as it just about always is? Absolutely. Did somebody say something that made me angry? As always...

    Nathan Deal Written by Nathan Deal about 2 years ago 3,699 reads 18 comments

  12. Comin' to Your City: Predicting Every Stop by ESPN's College GameDay in 2011

    It's become a ritual for college football fans. Wake up in the morning on a fall Saturday, put on your team gear and turn on ESPN's College GameDay to get your early fix for college football...

    Nathan Deal Written by Nathan Deal about 2 years ago 1,985 reads 42 comments

  13. Auburn Football: With Mike Dyer in Spotlight, Speedy Backup RB Could Dominate

    The iconic images are still fresh in the minds of college football fans, and Auburn fans in particular. It's the BCS National Championship Game. Auburn is tied with Pac-10 upstart Oregon in the most unexpected BCS Title Game ever...

    Nathan Deal Written by Nathan Deal about 2 years ago 9,044 reads 46 comments

  14. Auburn Football: Should Tigers Take a Chance on Russell Wilson?

    At one time, Russell Wilson was the face of NC State's football program. The star QB, known for his dual-threat ability, was a two-sport star at NC State, dominating in both football and baseball...

    Nathan Deal Written by Nathan Deal about 2 years ago 8,568 reads 109 comments

  15. Auburn Football Team's Trip to White House Canceled in Aftermath of Tornadoes

    April 27, 2011 was a tragic day for many people around the South of the United States. Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia and Mississippi were all hammered by tornadoes, and the death toll has risen to 248 with many more people missing...

    Nathan Deal Written by Nathan Deal about 2 years ago 2,749 reads 179 comments

  16. 2011 NFL Mock Draft: Who is Going To Your Team in the First Round?

    I've decided to invent something original, unique and unheard of. It's a list where I'll predict the picks of the first round of the NFL Draft, specifically choices based on team needs and what the prospects bring to the table...

    Nathan Deal Written by Nathan Deal about 2 years ago 3,236 reads 4 comments

  17. Auburn Football: Why Tigers Should Start Kiehl Frazier at QB This Season

    53,000 fans at Auburn's A-Day watched as the defense smothered the offense, 63-32, holding the offense to one touchdown all day (a pass from Barrett Trotter to Phillip Lutzenkirchen)...

    Nathan Deal Written by Nathan Deal about 2 years ago 9,882 reads 101 comments

  18. Cam Newton Opens Up About His Father, Cecil, for ESPN's Year of the Quarterback

    When you Google "Cecil Newton," what are the words you are most likely to find? Likely, words like Pay-for-Play, Cheat, Scandal, $180,000 and Money ...

    Nathan Deal Written by Nathan Deal about 2 years ago 3,341 reads 80 comments

  19. Auburn's A-Day 2011: 9 Tigers You Need To Watch

    " Ball on the two-yard line. Neil Caudle will hold, Wes Byrum will kick. Auburn 19, Oregon 19. The snap is good, the hold is good, the kick is good! Auburn has won the Tostitos BCS ...

    Nathan Deal Written by Nathan Deal about 2 years ago 2,052 reads 20 comments

  20. SEC Football 2011: Way-Too-Early Predictions for Every 2011 SEC Football Game

    In the West, college football is nothing but a tourist attraction, with the exception of a few schools. In the North, it's "cool," but not sacred. In the Midwest, people live and breathe football...

    Nathan Deal Written by Nathan Deal about 2 years ago 6,000 reads 102 comments

  21. Brent Calloway, Alabama and Money: A Message to College Football Fans Everywhere

    Bleacher Report is, as many of you know, a site "by the fans, for the fans." I'm no exception to this rule, as I will wholeheartedly admit my love for all sports affiliated with Auburn University...

    Nathan Deal Written by Nathan Deal about 2 years ago 5,266 reads 124 comments

  22. T-Will's for Real: Travis Williams's Musical Response to Allegations Against AU

    Travis Williams, the former standout linebacker for the Auburn Tigers, seems to be doing pretty well for himself. Not exactly through anything on-the-field, though...

    Nathan Deal Written by Nathan Deal about 2 years ago 2,234 reads 35 comments

  23. Auburn's HBO Scandal: Are Allegations Against Auburn University Fair or Foul?

    On March 30th, four former Auburn players (Stanley McClover, Troy Reddick, Raven Gray and Chaz Ramsey) appeared on HBO's Real Sports and claimed that they received money at Auburn from boosters...

    Nathan Deal Written by Nathan Deal about 2 years ago 3,212 reads 123 comments

  24. NFL Draft Prospect Cam Newton Gets Blasted: Are They Blind?

    Today, a writer for Pro Football Weekly gave his summary on top NFL Draft prospect Cameron Newton , the Heisman-winning QB from Auburn University...

    Nathan Deal Written by Nathan Deal about 2 years ago 5,338 reads 186 comments

  25. Geaux Hard or Geaux Home: Why LSU's Jordan Jefferson Will Rock the Show in 2011

    Spring practice is getting underway at SEC schools, and one of the programs that has been in spring training for a few weeks is LSU, who looks to improve on an impressive 11-2 campaign last season...

    Nathan Deal Written by Nathan Deal about 2 years ago 4,169 reads 72 comments