Auburn vs. California - September 07, 2024

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Teams

Golden Bears logo, Golden Bears 2-0, 1ST 7, 2ND 7, 3RD 0, 4TH 7, TOT 21

Tigers logo, Tigers 1-1, 1ST 7, 2ND 0, 3RD 0, 4TH 7, TOT 14

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7:33[3rd & 2 @ AUB 19] F.Mendoza pass complete. Catch made by N.Hunter for 19 yards. TOUCHDOWN.

11:42T.McGough extra point is good.

11:54[3rd & 10 @ CAL 15] P.Thorne pass complete. Catch made by K.Lambert-Smith for 15 yards. TOUCHDOWN.

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2026 SEC Preseason All-SEC Offense, First Team 🔹QB: Trinidad Chambliss, Ole Miss 🔹RB: Kewan Lacy, Ole Miss | Ahmad Hardy, Missouri 🔹WR: Cam Coleman, Texas | Ryan Coleman-Williams, Alabama 🔹TE: Trey’Dez Green, LSU 🔹OL: Trevor Goosby, Texas | Cayden Green, Missouri | Jordan

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Auburn picked to finish 11th in SEC Media poll. Auburn’s All-SEC picks… LB Xavier Atkins 1st team DB Champ Anthony 3rd team PK Alex McPherson 3rd team

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Days to kickoff: Coleman Granberry (#42, JR LB) #auburn #wareagle

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Cal Football's Projected 2026 Starting Lineup on OffenseCal’s preseason training camp starts in less than two weeks, and the Bears’ starting lineup on offense already seems set at the skill positions, although the ti

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Auburn’s Defense Ranked Interestingly Low in Year One of Golesh Tenure The Auburn Tigers have boasted some of the best defenses in the country over the past few years, and yet, they are still being slept on entering the 2026 seaso

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Alex Golesh Teases Comeback Year for Key Auburn DefenderOver the past few seasons, the Auburn Tigers have boasted a series of highly impressive defenses, but one key piece has been missing for large parts of the past

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Lane Kiffin Commends Auburn, Golesh Ahead of Return to 'Magical' Jordan-HareKiffin gave high praise to Alex Golesh and the Auburn Tigers on Thursday morning.

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No. 1 Auburn Commit Responds to Recruiting Pushes From Top ProgramsThe Auburn Tigers have already lost two commits to flips in the 2027 cycle, but one of the top commits in their class recently told Jeffrey Lee of On3 that, des

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Auburn Ranked Top-10 In Offense Among SEC Programs Offense has not been a strong suit for the Auburn Tigers over the past few years, even though Hugh Freeze was consistently able to bring in some of the best ta

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Alex Golesh Gushes About Alex McPherson: ‘He's an Auburn Man as They Come’Few players have embodied the spirit of a ‘true Auburn man’ quite like the Auburn Tigers’ kicker, Alex McPherson. The 22-year-old was sidelined in 2024 with a

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12 players who will define Boise State’s first Pac-12 season: No. 3, Jaden MickeyBoise State Broncos On SI is nearing the home stretch of a series highlighting the 12 players who will define the Broncos’ first season in the rebuilt Pac-12. R

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Auburn Commit Wins Kicking National Champion HonorsWith Alex McPherson in his final year with the Auburn Tigers, there have been some concerns about how the Tigers will move on from him. After all, when McPherso

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Eight Cal Football Players on East-West 1,000 ListEight Cal players, including two wide receivers and two tight ends, were among the 1,000 college football players selected for the 2026 East-West Bowl 1,000 thi

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Auburn Kicker Alex McPherson Details Culture Change From 2025 to 2026In a world where it’s easy to change programs, Auburn kicker Alex McPherson is the outlier. He’s been with the Tigers for all of his collegiate career, setting

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Cal Women’s Rowers To Feature At U23 World Championships - California Golden Bears AthleticsContingent Of 9 Bears To Represent 6 Different Nations

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‘He’s the heartbeat of our defense:’ Champ Anthony Talks Auburn DC DJ Durkin Amidst a long stretch of disappointing Auburn Tiger football seasons, one aspect of the team has remained relatively consistent: top-level defense. The Tigers,

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Byrum Brown Talks Importance of USF Transfer Recievers for Auburn Football in 2026The Auburn Tigers underwent a mass exodus after Hugh Freeze was fired in 2025, losing three of the ‘Freeze Four,’ a top-rated group of receivers that were recru

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Byrum Brown Shares His Definition of a Successful Auburn Football SeasonAmidst all the news about the Auburn Tigers, from transfers to recruiting to preseason narratives, one fact remains unchanged: the Tigers have not put together

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Auburn QB Byrum Brown Addresses Throwing Motion Concerns One of the biggest narratives surrounding new Auburn Tigers quarterback Byrum Brown is, surprisingly, not his incredible stats, the fact that he is now weighin

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This Word Defined Auburn's Time at SEC Media Days, And It Could Revive the ProgramAlex Golesh constantly preached one word throughout his time in Tampa, and it's something that's been overlooked for five years.

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Auburn Kicker Alex McPherson Provides Positive Update on Health After 2025 Scare There have been few players who have fit the description of ‘a true Auburn man’ quite like Alex McPherson, who has been the kicker for the Auburn Tigers since

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Where Does Cal Quarterback JKS Rank Among Nation's Elite?A year ago, when The Athletic revealed its initial tiered rankings of every projected starting quarterback in FBS, Cal freshman Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele was bar

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Why Auburn QB Byrum Brown Followed Alex Golesh to Auburn in 2026It’s often said that a player-coach relationship determines how good a single player can be. New Auburn quarterback Byrum Brown embodies that. The USF transfer

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Alex Golesh Provides Update on Key Defensive Piece Amidst Legal Trouble The Auburn Tigers were set to turn to edge rusher Da’Shawn Womack this year, after both Keldric Faulk and Keyron Crawford, the Tigers’ top two 2025 edge rusher

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Alex Golesh Reaffirms One of His Earliest Commitments to the Auburn Family Lots of things have changed for the Auburn Tigers between Alex Golesh’s hiring back in November and SEC Media Days now in July, but one thing has remained enti

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Alex Golesh Says 'Some of Those Prayers Have Been Answered' on Auburn Football’s Offensive Line The Auburn Tigers have been forced to rebuild almost all of their offense ahead of the 2026 season, and the offensive line was no exception. Six Tiger offensi

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Tennessee HC Josh Heupel Praises Former OC Alex Golesh's Vision: 'He's Got a Clear Plan'Perhaps one of the biggest games of the season will come on the first Saturday of October when the Auburn Tigers travel to Knoxville, Tenn., for a date with the

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Can Tosh Lupoi Achieve What None of His Cal Predecessors Did?Tosh Lupoi is the 21st head football coach has hired since legendary Andy Smith back in 1916. Lupoi has an opportunity to do something none of his predecessors

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Why This ESPN Analyst Believes Auburn Has One of the Best Schedules in FootballThe Auburn Tigers are set for an interesting season under first-year head coach Alex Golesh, especially given their schedule. Some believe that the Tigers have

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Auburn Labeled a ‘Trap Game’ for This SEC OpponentAdmittedly, the Auburn Tigers have struggled immensely over the past few years, but that doesn’t mean they have been, are or will be a write-off, especially in

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Auburn Misses On Four-Star Defensive Lineman, Commits to Ohio StateDespite being an early favorite for a top recruit, the Auburn Tigers lose out on him to another major program

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Concerning Statistic Shines Light on Auburn’s Roster OverhaulWhen Alex Golesh first stepped into his role as the head coach of the Auburn Tigers, he knew that he would likely be overhauling a large part of his new roster.

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Auburn’s Xavier Atkins Earns Yet Another Preseason AwardAt this point, it shouldn’t be surprising to hear that the Auburn Tigers’ top linebacker, Xavier Atkins, has received yet another award to add to his ever-growi

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Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele Knows This Year at Cal Is Different From His First YearCal sophomore quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele acknowledged on Friday that his situation heading into the 2026 season is much different than it was last yea

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ACC Media Day: Tosh Lupoi `Pleased But Absolutely Satisfied' With Cal's ProgressCal took its turn in the spotlight Friday on the final day of ACC Football Kickoff media days and first-year coach Tosh Lupoi said he’s “pleased but absolutely

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Elite Auburn RB Commit Joins Prestigious Group With New Nike DealThe buzz around Auburn's top 2027 offensive commit is continuing to grow, and he could be a star in the near future.

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Three SEC Matchups Auburn is Favored in Heading into 2026 SeasonIt is no secret that the Auburn Tigers have an incredibly difficult schedule heading into 2026, particularly within their own conference. Last year, the Tigers

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This Auburn 2026 Matchup Is Expected to Be the Closest Game of Tigers’ Season, Per ESPNThe Auburn Tigers have an absolute gauntlet of SEC teams to play against this year under first-year head coach Alex Golesh, but one matchup in particular is exp

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Was Auburn the Unluckiest Team in College Football in 2025? The Auburn Tigers have been on one of the worst stretches in program history over the last few years, and the team is now on its third head coach since 2020 in

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Auburn RB Commit Earns Top-10 Status in Newest Recruiting RankingsThe Auburn Tigers have had quite a rollercoaster summer of recruiting, from landing top-level targets like Layton von Brandt and Deshawn Hall to losing players

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Two Auburn Matchups Ranked As Top SEC Games To Watch in 2026The Auburn Tigers are certainly in for an interesting season under new head coach Alex Golesh, and their 13th-ranked schedule has left room for some potentially

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ACC Announces Tiebreakers for Conference Football Title GameCal is one of 17 teams hoping to reach the ACC championship game on December 5 in Charlotte, North Carolina, but if the Bears have a successful 2026 season they

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Auburn Loses Cedrick Simmons in Flip to In-State Rival Alabama On Wednesday, the Auburn Tigers suffered their second flip in their 2027 class, as Cedrick Simmons reportedly, per Hayes Fawcett, has flipped his commitment fr

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ACC's New Championship Game TiebreakerDifferent system put in place after Duke-Miami controversy last year

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New Stat Inspires Immense Confidence in Auburn Offense Under Alex GoleshI do not think it is necessarily a left-field opinion that the Auburn Tigers have been held back by their offenses over the past few years, which could be a tou

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Auburn Among Four Finalists for Four-Star 2027 DL, Sets Commitment DateThe Auburn Tigers’ standing in the race for Karlos May has been quite a rollercoaster. The Tigers offered May back in September of 2024, under Hugh Freeze, rece

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Four Auburn Tigers Set to Make Appearances At SEC Media DaysThe hype for the upcoming football season is reaching a peak as SEC Media Days approach, and on Tuesday, the Auburn Tigers announced that four of their personne

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Only One Auburn Tiger Named in Updated Top 100 Transfer Portal PlayersDespite the fact that the Auburn Tigers were forced to completely rebuild their roster this year, particularly on offense, Alex Golesh’s group only has one play

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Another Preseason ACC Projection Shows the Uncertainty of Cal's 2026 SeasonUSA Today preseason ACC football projections released Tuesday follow a pattern, namely that no one seems to know how the Bears will fare this season. The USA To

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Auburn Commit Among Biggest Risers in Latest 2027 RankingsThe Auburn Tigers, despite a dominant month of June, have slowed down significantly in their recruiting efforts over the past two weeks. However, one of the Tig

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Former Auburn RB Brian Battie Set to Graduate 2 Years After Deadly ShootingJust two years after a deadly shooting ended his career, the former Tiger will earn his degree from Auburn.

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Should Auburn Football Fans Be Concerned About Lack of Five-Stars in 2027 Class?Even though this is the very first year Alex Golesh has been the head coach of an SEC program, the Auburn Tigers have built a monster class of 2027 for the futu

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Where Auburn’s 2027 Recruiting Class Ranks After Branch CommitmentOn Saturday, the Auburn Tigers added James Branch, yet another top-level player, to their highly ranked 2027 class, who represents the second commit the Tigers

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Four-Star OL Dajohn Yarborough Commits to CalCal picked up its 11th four-star prospect on Saturday when huge offensive lineman Dajohn Yarbaough announced that he has committed to Cal for the class of 2027.

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Auburn Lands Three-Star 2027 Athlete After Four-Way RaceThe Auburn Tigers' top-10 recruiting class continues to grow.

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Cal Kicks Off in Eight Weeks: Six Looming QuestionsIt’s now been more than seven months since Cal hired Tosh Lupoi coach its football team. The momentum Lupoi has generated since Dec. 4 has become a tidal wave o

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Analyst Names Auburn’s Biggest 2027 Recruiting WinThe Auburn Tigers have, rather surprisingly, been one of the best recruiting teams in the country for the 2027 cycle, the first under new head coach Alex Golesh

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Auburn Football Has a Top-15 Most Difficult Schedule in the Country, Per ESPNIf Alex Golesh wanted an easy season in his first year with a new program, he probably should not have signed up to coach the Auburn Tigers, as the SEC has long

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Auburn Football Cracks Top 25 In Early ESPN RankingsEvery year, fans of the Auburn Tigers get their hopes up in the offseason, and every year (at least in recent memory), they end up disappointed. It is, once ag

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Players Who'll Outshine Their EA CFB 27 Rating 🎮Breaking down the video game's most underrated players ➡️

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Two Auburn Tigers Are All-SEC First-Teamers in Preseason Rankings The Auburn Tigers are at a crossroads in their history, as the program has struggled immensely since firing Gus Malzahn in 2020, has worked through two failed

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Auburn 2010 National Champion Talks Alex Golesh: ‘We Have the Right Head Coach’Alex Golesh seemingly came out of nowhere in the Auburn Tigers’ coaching search this past year, as most fans were focused on other names like Jon Sumrall, the F

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Analyst Predicts Auburn To Miss Bowl Game For Third Year In a RowThe Auburn Tigers have struggled immensely in recent years, as the team has not had a winning season since 2019 or a bowl win since 2018. Many believe that Ale

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Cal Announces 2026 Football Game Themes - California Golden Bears AthleticsGrateful Bears, 129th Big Game Highlight Celebrations At California Memorial Stadium

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Why Alex Golesh Believes Auburn Tigers Can Compete for National ChampionshipBeing a fan of the Auburn Tigers, in recent years, has been an absolute slog, as the team has struggled in just about every which way you can think of. However,

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‘I Can Feel a Feeling in the Building:’ Auburn AD Talks Alex GoleshAmidst perhaps one of the worst decades of football in program history, the Auburn Tigers are looking to new head coach Alex Golesh to fix their drowning progra

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Cal's Ron Rivera Gets a New Title; Co-ADs Receive Contract Extensions Cal football general manager Ron Rivera will now also hold the title of athletic director for football, Cal Chancellor Rich Lyons announced to staff in a Wednes

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Transfers, Recruiting Making Cal Dominant at One Key PositionFirst-year Cal head coach Tosh Lupoi seems to be strengthening the Bears at a number of positions through Cal’s work in the transfer portal and the recruiting s

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Freshman Auburn Linebacker Will Put League on Notice, Says National MediaIt is no secret that the Auburn Tigers boast some of the best linebacker depth in the country– after all, Xavier Atkins is a popular pick for the Butkus Award t

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Alex Golesh’s 2027 Class Ranks Above Several Dominant SEC RecruitersAlex Golesh has begun his tenure as the head coach of the Auburn Tigers with a bang, as he is already out-recruiting several of the best recruiters in the SEC,

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EA CFB 27's Toughest Environments 🎮Ranking the iconic video game's hardest places to play ➡️

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Alex Golesh Gives Legendary Answer When Asked About Iron Bowl ChancesThe Auburn Tigers have not beaten the Alabama Crimson Tide since 2019, two full coaching tenures ago, as the Tigers were then led by Gus Malzahn. Since then, B

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Auburn HC Alex Golesh Reveals One Change He'd Make in College Athletics Alex Golesh has only been a head coach for three seasons in 2026, but he has a mature approach when it comes to rules and regulations in college football. The

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National Media Ranks Auburn’s 2027 RB Class Among Best in Country It is no secret that the Auburn Tigers have been surprisingly dominant in Alex Golesh’s first full recruiting cycle as the head coach of the Tigers, as his cla

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Alex Golesh Lost to Navy While At USF. Should Auburn Fans Be Concerned? One of the bigger narratives surrounding new Auburn Tigers head coach Alex Golesh, from the day he was hired, has been a questionable blemish on his record: a

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Golesh’s Recruiting Efforts Are Not Done Yet For Auburn, Says AnalystThe Auburn Tigers have, rather surprisingly, dominated on the recruiting trail this summer. As it stands, the Tigers’ 2027 class currently ranks among the top-1

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Analyst Previews Auburn Football’s Biggest Offensive Strength in 2026The Auburn Tigers still have many questions surrounding their upcoming 2026 season, especially with new head coach Alex Golesh at the helm and a litany of new t

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Auburn Analyst Warns of Notable Weakness in Tigers’ 2026 OffenseThe Auburn Tigers are simply looking to improve this year–after all, after five straight seasons below .500, it is hard to imagine the team getting any worse.

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Preseason All-ACC Teams Undervalue Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele, Cal ReceiversThree of the main preseason college football magazines -- Athlon, Lindy's and Phil Steele -- provided their picks for 2026 all-ACC teams, and they don't give Ca

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Alex Golesh Defines One of the Most Important Aspects of Auburn FootballThe Auburn Tigers are entering a new era with quite a bit of uncertainty, especially as Tiger fans continue to wait to see what the program will look like under

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Alex Golesh Sets Auburn Standard in Wake of Brendan Sorsby Controversy: ‘I Can't Help You'It is fair to say that there has not been a bigger narrative in college football this summer than Brendan Sorsby, and recently, new Auburn Tigers head coach Ale

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‘I Need Some Blind Faith:’ Alex Golesh Details His Message to Auburn FootballThe Auburn Tigers are entering a new era under head coach Alex Golesh, and Tiger fans certainly hope the team will be back on the rise in 2026 after a long stre

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Auburn’s Xavier Atkins Horrifically Snubbed in Pro Football Focus’ Top 50 Players The Auburn Tigers have found a gem in Xavier Atkins, who was, without a doubt, the Tigers’ defensive MVP last year, with a strong case for overall MVP. Pro Foo

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These Three Games Will Define Alex Golesh’s Auburn Legacy in 2026Making a strong first impression is critical for a head coach, especially in today’s modern era of football, and new Auburn Tigers head coach Alex Golesh has al

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Recruiting Recap: Every Auburn Recruiting Win in the Month of June The Auburn Tigers, who currently boast the ninth-best class in the nation heading into July, stayed incredibly busy throughout June. New Auburn head coach Alex

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Alex Golesh Reveals Shocking Truth About His Auburn HiringThe Auburn Tigers have struggled to find a long-term coach ever since the firing of Gus Malzahn in 2020, though it certainly has not been for lack of effort. T

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Auburn Misses Out On Top-Five 2027 AthleteThe Auburn Tigers have been absolutely dominating in recruiting as of late, but, of course, you cannot win them all, and on Wednesday, the Tigers missed out on

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Is GM Ron Rivera Worth What Cal Pays Him? Is He Worth More?Ron Rivera’s annual salary of $800,000 as Cal football general manager had been reported back in October, but details of his contract with Cal were reported rec

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Analyst Predicts Former Auburn QB Will ‘Indict Hugh Freeze’ It is certainly no secret that the Hugh Freeze experiment that the Auburn Tigers conducted over the past few years was a resounding failure, though there are m

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Auburn Tigers Land In-State Edge Rusher For 2027 Class Auburn Tigers head coach Alex Golesh has been targeting the state of Alabama on his recruiting trail. Now, he lands another recruit from the region to begin the

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New Stat Perfectly Illustrates Auburn’s In-State Recruiting DominanceJust a few weeks ago, I wrote an article describing how the Auburn Tigers, despite their nationwide recruiting dominance, would benefit from recruiting harder i

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Cal Misses on WR Eli Woodard, but Still Has a Record 2027 Recruiting ClassAlthough Cal lost the recruiting battle for four-star wide receiver Eli Woodard, who committed to Miami on Tuesday, the Bears and head coach Tosh Lupoi are stil

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Cal Four-Star Commit Myles Baker Flips to UCLACal lost one of its four-star commitments on Tuesday when safety Myles Baker flipped his commitment to UCLA for the class of 2027, according to Greg Biggins of

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National Analyst Previews Auburn’s SEC Opener Against Florida, Calling it ‘Supercharged’The Auburn Tigers have a beast of a schedule ahead of them in 2026, particularly in the SEC, where they are set to take on Vanderbilt, Tennessee, Georgia, Alaba

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Cal Men's Water Polo Announces 2026 Schedule - California Golden Bears AthleticsGolden Bears To Face Challenging Slate Of Opponents

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One Aspect That Could Change Everything for Auburn Football Under Alex Golesh Fans of the Auburn Tigers have been through the wringer over the past few seasons, as the Tigers are consistently one of the most hyped teams in the country in

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Auburn’s Byrum Brown Earns High Praise from National Media The Auburn Tigers have undoubtedly found themselves a beacon of hope in Byrum Brown, a quarterback who transferred over from USF earlier this year. Brown has c

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Tenacious Auburn Recruiting Weekend Leads to Improvement in ESPN RankingsThe Auburn Tigers’ past weekend of recruiting, besides being a perfect illustration of Alex Golesh’s tenacity, has netted them an improvement in ESPN’s recruiti

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On SI Previews Auburn’s Matchup With Ole Miss: Could Auburn Be a ‘Scary Team to Face’?The Auburn Tigers have a gauntlet of an SEC schedule this season, and one matchup just about everyone has circled on their calendar is October 31, in which the

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Preseason ACC Predictions Reveal an Unpredictable Cal SeasonFour major preseason college football magzines came out earlier this month, and their predictions about the ACC tell us what we already know: It's nearly imposs

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Key Auburn Tiger Named ‘Heisman Dark Horse’ By National MediaThe Auburn Tigers have been struggling to find a consistent quarterback option over the past few years, but new head coach Alex Golesh seems highly confident in

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Alex Golesh Teases New Auburn Tigers Commit It is starting to seem like Alex Golesh will never be satisfied with the standing of the Auburn Tigers’ 2027 recruiting class, as on Friday night, the Tigers’ h

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National Media Predicts Auburn to Have First Winning Season Since 2020 It has been an incredibly rough decade for fans of the Auburn Tigers, who have not seen their chosen football program record a winning season since the pandemi

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Auburn’s Alex Golesh Receives Favorable Roster Grade Ahead of 2026 Season The Auburn Tigers have seen quite a significant roster overhaul since Hugh Freeze was fired, mostly on offense. Notably, the Tigers lost their entire quarterb

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Eli Woodard, Hayden Stepp Among the Cal Recruits Who Will Commit SoonCal’s 2027 recruiting class is ranked as the 18th-best in the country by Rivals Industry Composite as of June 26, but the Bears' position could change based on

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CFB 27's Top 10 by ConferenceHighest-rated players from Big Ten, SEC and ACC 📲

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Auburn Family Shows Faith in New Football Coach Alex Golesh There is still quite a lot of uncertainty surrounding the Auburn Tigers, especially their new offense, but the Auburn family has not been deterred. On Friday,

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Top-Five 2027 Athlete Announces Commitment Date, Auburn in the RunningThe Auburn Tigers have been on a heater in recruiting for their 2027 class, but ever since the commitment of Deshawn Hall, a four-star wide receiver, things see

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Cal Adds Sacramento State, Old Dominion to 2027 Football ScheduleCal announced on Thursday that it has added home football games against Old Dominion and Sacramento State for the 2027 season, which will be the Bears’ second s

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FBS Committee Proposes Changes to Transfer PortalFull details on proposal inside 📲

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National Media Believes Auburn Has A High Chance To Improve on 2025 SeasonIf there is one word to describe the 2025 season of the Auburn Tigers, it is almost certainly ‘disappointing.’ The Tigers seemed to have everything going for t

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Two Auburn Tigers Named Preseason All-Americans by Athlon Sportshe sun has yet to rise on an Auburn Tigers gameday in 2026, and yet two Tigers are already being recognized for the value they are expected to bring to the team

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Former Four-Star Auburn WR Removed From RosterAs the Auburn Tigers continue to focus on recruiting, opportunities for new head coach Alex Golesh to uphold his culture are beginning to crop up. Recently, ed

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Auburn Tigers Rating Revealed For College Football 27 Video GameCompared to last season, there’s a lot more excitement around the Auburn football program, and it comes from the top with new head coach Alex Golesh. The Tiger

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Quarterback Brody Rudnicki Commits to CalBrody Rudnicki, a three-star quarterback who led Folsom High School to a California state championship in 2025, announced on Wednesday that he has committed to

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How The Auburn Tigers’ Recent Weekend Illustrates Alex Golesh’s TenacityThe Auburn Tigers have been on a recruiting heater as of late, which has revealed an underrated aspect of new Auburn head coach Alex Golesh: sheer tenacity. The

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Auburn Tigers Get Massive Recruiting Win Over Alabama in Three-Star ReceiverOver the course of this week, the Iron Bowl wasn’t taking place on the gridiron, but rather the recruiting trail. Auburn head coach Alex Golesh got the win ove

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Auburn Robs Blue-Chip WR from Penn State in Nigh Impossible Recruiting Win It is no secret that the Auburn Tigers are quickly becoming a force in the world of recruiting– just ask Kirby Smart, whose Georgia Bulldogs have had two player

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Auburn Lands Three-Star 2027 Defensive Prospect, Rebounds From Major Loss It did not take long for the Auburn Tigers to find their way back to success after the loss of Kingston Miles, who announced on Monday that he would be flipping

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2026 Auburn Draft Pick Signs Four-Year Deal with Las Vegas RaidersA former Auburn Tiger has landed his first payday in the NFL, as on Monday, the Las Vegas Raiders announced that they had signed Keyron Crawford to a four-year,

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Auburn Receives Prediction to Land Three-Star WR as Commitment Date LoomsWhile fans of the Auburn Tigers may still be reeling from the loss of Kingston Miles, who announced Monday afternoon that he would be flipping his commitment fr

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Cal to Host De La Salle Football Game Against CentennialCal's Memorial Stadium will be the 2026 site for a classic matchup between high school football powerhouses De La Salle of Northern California and Centennial Hi

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Auburn Loses Four-Star RB Kingston Miles to Another SEC ProgramThe Auburn Tigers see their strong run on the recruiting trail hit a snag as a blue-chip recruit flips to a fellow SEC program

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Auburn Football Adds Brother of 2027 Commit to ProgramFootball is family, and the Auburn Tigers will have a pair of brothers joining the program in the next two seasons. Linebacker Edge von Brandt announced his co

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CFB 27's 'Toughest' Stadiums 😈- No. 1 LSU - No. 2 OSU - No. 3 Penn State - No. 4 UGA - No. 5 Bama Full top 20 here 📲

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Auburn Blue-Chip OL Commit Reaffirms Commitment After Recent VisitThe Auburn Tigers have been recruiting at a level few expected from new head coach Alex Golesh, as the Tigers’ 2027 class now ranks among the top 10 in the coun

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Auburn Snags Safety Recruit, Bolsters Top-10 Class The Auburn Tigers roll through Sunday, racking up commitments, including one on defense

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Auburn Flips Big 12 Commit Amidst Dominant Recruiting WeekendThe Auburn Tigers cap off the weekend by flipping a running back from another power conference school

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Auburn Leading in Iron Bowl of Recruiting Ahead of Tuesday DecisionThe Auburn Tigers have been on a recruiting heater as of late, but there has been some speculation that new Auburn head coach Alex Golesh and his staff were str

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‘I Feel Wanted There’: Latest Auburn Commit James Pace Talks TigersThe Auburn Tigers have been unrelenting in their recruiting efforts over the past few months, and the fruits of their labor are continually coming to light. Th

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Alex Golesh Teases New Auburn Commit for Top-10 2027 ClassJust when many thought the Auburn Tigers may finally be satisfied with their efforts to build their 2027 class, Auburn head coach Alex Golesh took to social med

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Who Have the Auburn Tigers Added to their 2027 Recruiting Class This Week?As the Auburn Tigers’ 2027 recruiting class continues to grow, even to the point where it is a near-consensus top-10 class in the country, it can be quite diffi

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Auburn’s 2027 Class is Near-Consensus Top-10 After Pace CommitmentThe Auburn Tigers have been on an absolute recruiting heater as of late, picking up blue-chip after blue-chip prospect, and on Friday night, they added four-sta

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Auburn Jumps In Race For 2028 Arizona Wide ReceiverThe Auburn Tigers have made a habit of getting out ahead of the recruitment of several key players, and recently, they added yet another player to their rapidly

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College Football Analyst Tom Luginbill Puts Auburn QB Byrum Brown in Elite SEC Company The Auburn Tigers have certainly landed themselves a good one in Byrum Brown, who is looking to put an end to the quarterback woes the Tigers have suffered fro

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Offensive Lineman Ace Herman-Dawson Commits to CalOffensive lineman Ace Herman-Dawson, a three-star prospect from Crean Lutheran High School in Irvine, California, committed to Cal on Saturday for the class of

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Cal Lands Another Four-Star Prospect -- WR Zion WhiteCal and head coach Tosh Lupoi continue to add to what is shaping up as the Bears' best recruiting class in 16 years. On Thursday, Zion White, a four-star wide

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Auburn Lands Commitment of James Pace, No. 2 Edge Rusher in Maryland The Auburn Tigers are on a roll in recruiting, and recently, they added yet another blue-chip commit to a class that already ranked among the best in the count

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Despite 'Playing Catch-Up', Alex Golesh Has Auburn Recruiting on FireAuburn Tigers head coach Alex Golesh took his new job at the end of November; he had to make up for the time he missed in the months before it. He called it “pl

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Alex Golesh's Auburn Identity Plans to Bring Back Program of OldAuburn Tigers head coach Alex Golesh has understood the urgency to get back to the best cohort of SEC programs, and he laid it out this week. Speaking at the 3

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Auburn CB Commit Reaffirms Pledge Amidst Recruiting Push from South CarolinaFlip season is upon us, and many programs are working to try to poach commits from the Auburn Tigers’ top-rated 2027 class. It is hard to blame them for trying

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Alex Golesh Talks Auburn Football’s In-State Recruiting: ‘Absolutely Huge’ For all the Auburn Tigers have done right with their 2027 class, in-state recruiting remains a concern. That is not to say the Tigers have not picked up some t

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Breaking NewsCollege sports bill clears key Senate hurdle despite SEC, Big Ten opposition (AP)

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Auburn HC Alex Golesh Has High Praise For True Freshman Receiver Every year, at least for the past few seasons, it seems like the Auburn Tigers have relied on a mix of very young and very experienced receivers, with little r

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Byrum Brown Actively Recruiting No. 1, Georgia-Committed QB The Auburn Tigers are no strangers to snagging recruits from under the noses of the Georgia Bulldogs, but if the Tigers can pull this off, it may be the bigges

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Top Auburn Transfer Edge Rusher Da’Shawn Womack ArrestedOn June 6, at 10:25 p.m. central time, Auburn Tigers edge rusher Da’Shawn Womack was arrested on a charge of reckless endangerment, a Class A misdemeanor in the

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Auburn Lands Second Safety of 2027 Class, Continues Recruiting DominanceThe Auburn Tigers, quite simply, have been having their way in recruiting over the past few weeks. From safeties to linebackers and beyond, new Auburn head coa

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Auburn Tigers May Pull Off Nearly Impossible Recruiting FeatLess than 24 hours ago, the writing seemed to be on the wall for four-star wide receiver Deshawn Hall, and it was not looking like the Auburn Tigers had even a

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Unexpected Source Shares Interesting Insight on Auburn Football’s Coaching SearchBack in 2022, the Auburn Tigers were in quite a tough spot. Their Gus Malzahn replacement, Bryan Harsin, had fallen flat on his face over a few seasons with th

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Teams Celebrate National Mascot Day 🥳Phillies, Colts, Bulls and more share viral tributes on social media 🎥

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Cameron Jordan Leads Band of Old NFL Players from CalCal football players are aging well in the NFL. On Tuesday, former Golden Bears star Cameron Jordan signed a one-year deal with the Saints, and he will be 38 ye