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The Auburn Tigers had a busy offseason transfer portal period, losing 37 players to the portal and bringing in 39 new additions. Some of the new Tigers

Steven Pearl News / Auburn Tigers on SI / February 9

Steven Pearl Teases New Auburn Rotation Ahead of Vanderbilt Matchup

Steven Pearl is reportedly debating some changes to the roster of the Auburn Tigers after a disappointing 96-92 loss to rival Alabama at home. Representing

College Basketball News / Auburn Tigers on SI / February 8

3 Puzzling Takeaways From Auburn's 96-92 Loss to Alabama

The Auburn Tigers lost a heartbreaker to Alabama on Saturday evening, 96-92, dropping their second consecutive Iron Bowl of Basketball inside Neville Arena.

Steven Pearl News / Auburn Tigers on SI / February 8

Steven Pearl Calls Out Auburn's Defense After Loss to Alabama

The Auburn Tigers (14-9) fell at home to the Alabama Crimson Tide (16-7), 96-92, on Saturday afternoon in Neville Arena. The Tigers started the game playing great defense, up until the final two minutes of the first half, which then carried over into the second half of the matchup, and Auburn was never able to recover.

College Basketball News / Auburn Tigers on SI / February 7

Auburn Falls to Rival Alabama in Tight Bout on Home Court

AUBURN, Ala.- The Auburn Tigers fell to the Alabama Crimson Tide 96-92 on Saturday afternoon in Neville Arena. Auburn came out hot, forcing many turnovers, it was not enough to get past the Crimson Tide.

College Football News / Athlon Sports / February 7

Auburn Receives Message From 4-Star Quarterback

It's a new era for the Auburn Tigers. After starting the season 4-5, head coach Hugh Freeze was fired and has since been replaced by Alex Golesh. He joins the Tigers after three seasons with the USF Bulls, going 23-15.

Auburn Tigers News / Auburn Tigers on SI / February 6

Where Auburn's Top-Five Transfers Landed Through the Transfer Portal

The Auburn Tigers suffered some of the most attrition in the transfer portal this offseason, losing a total of 37 players. Some of those losses were large, too, including players who were ranked top five nationally.

Dylan Cardwell News / Auburn Tigers on SI / February 6

Terms for Former Auburn C Dylan Cardwell's New NBA Contract Revealed

According to multiple reports on Tuesday, former Auburn Tigers center Dylan Cardwell earned a new NBA contract with the Sacramento Kings. On Thursday, ESPN insider Shams Charania revealed terms of the deal.

Auburn Tigers News / Auburn Tigers on SI / February 5

Who Will Call Plays for Auburn's Offense in 2026?

The Auburn Tigers dealt with a lot of noise around the play calling situation in 2025, with both Hugh Freeze and multiple assistants calling plays in an offense that seemed perennially stuck in neutral.

Auburn Tigers News / Auburn Tigers on SI / February 5

Auburn OC Joel Gordon's High Praise for New Tigers QB Byrum Brown

AUBURN, Ala.-- As Alex Golesh enters his first year with the Auburn Tigers, there have been a lot of questions about how Golesh’s offense will look. He’s

Auburn Tigers News / Auburn Tigers on SI / February 5

Auburn OC Joel Gorden Reveals Importance of Tigers' 2026 Running Back Room

The Auburn Tigers could have one of the nation’s top running back rooms next season. Auburn has traditionally been known as a school where the vast majority of successful teams have featured a strong rushing attack.

Auburn Tigers News / Auburn Tigers on SI / February 5

Golesh Details Auburn's Recruiting Strategy for Rebuilding Roster

Auburn Tigers head coach Alex Golesh took over an Auburn roster that experienced an extremely high level of turnover, suffering some of the most transfer portal losses in the country.

Auburn Tigers News / Auburn Tigers on SI / February 4

Golesh Details Auburn's Rushing Identity for 2026 Season

As Alex Golesh settles into his new gig as the head coach of the Auburn Tigers, much remains uncertain. However, there’s one aspect of Golesh’s game that he’s been quite clear about since his very first press conference: running the “freaking” ball, as he put it.

Auburn Tigers News / Auburn Tigers on SI / February 4

Auburn Continues Six-Year Trend with Latest Signing

Death, taxes and an Australian punter on the Auburn Tigers. That seems to have been the trend in recent years, even spanning across multiple Tiger coaches, and Alex Golesh has decided he’d not like to be an exception to that rule. On Tuesday, his program announced they’d signed Max Bourke, an punter out of Melbourne, Australia.

Auburn Tigers News / Auburn Tigers on SI / February 4

Top Offensive Line Recruit Has Auburn Among His Finalists

The Auburn Tigers have made quite an impressive comeback in recruiting this year, especially after losing over 40 players to the transfer portal. This

College Football News / Auburn Tigers on SI / February 4

Auburn Football Heavily Underrated in CBS' Power Rankings

CBS Sports’ Brandon Marcello released his post-transfer portal SEC football power rankings on Tuesday, and the Auburn Tigers did not find themselves very high on the list.

Auburn Tigers News / Auburn Tigers on SI / February 4

Auburn Impresses Top-Ranked 2027 Offensive Lineman

Since Alex Golesh and the Auburn Tigers have put together an impressive transfer portal class, the staff has begun to focus on the team’s future. They effectively saved a roster that lost nearly 40 players, but that’s just one area of roster building. Golesh has managed to put together the 22nd-ranked recruiting class in the country for 2026.

Auburn Tigers News / Auburn Tigers on SI / February 4

Auburn Tigers Crack Top 10 for 2027 Blue-Chip Safety

The Auburn Tigers have made the cut for one of the best safeties in the 2027 recruiting class. Four-star safety Zayden Gamble is down to 10 schools, according to a report on Tuesday by Rivals’ Hayes Fawcett, and Auburn is one of them.

Auburn Tigers News / Auburn Tigers on SI / February 3

Auburn Leaves Strong First Impression on No. 1 Wide Receiver in 2027 Class

No lifelong fandom is safe in modern recruiting, even those of bitter rivals. Five-star 2027 wide receiver Monshun Sales made that clear on Monday after visiting with the Auburn Tigers for the university’s annual Junior Day.

Auburn Tigers News / Auburn Tigers on SI / February 3

Auburn Holding Steady in Recent Bracketology Update

The Auburn Tigers are currently on a bye week, as head coach Steven Pearl’s squad won’t play another game until Saturday’s Iron Bowl of Basketball against the Alabama Crimson Tide in Neville Arena.

Auburn Tigers News / Auburn Tigers on SI / February 2

Pair of Elite Five-Stars Headline Auburn's Junior Day Visitors

With the 2026 NCAA Transfer Portal cycle completed and the bulk of the 2026 recruiting class signed, Auburn Tigers head coach Alex Golesh and company have already begun to focus on next year’s recruiting.

College Football News / Yardbarker / January 29

New Auburn HC Alex Golesh admits to looking for eligibility loopholes

New head coach Alex Golesh has to do whatever he can to bring the Auburn Tigers back to the top of the college football world. And he's taking that mandate seriously.

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College Basketball News / Yardbarker / January 30

Steven Pearl doing his best to keep Auburn Tigers grounded

There's something that Steven Pearl knows as a head basketball coach that he's trying to teach his team.

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Auburn Tigers News / Larry Brown Sports / January 21

Auburn’s Tahaad Pettiford shows no mercy in Dunk of the Year candidate vs. Ole Miss

Auburn Tigers sophomore guard Tahaad Pettiford touched the sky late in Tuesday’s game against the Ole Miss Rebels at The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss in Oxford, Mass.