Just two days after their massive upset over No. 1 Georgia on the road this past weekend, one of the Auburn Tigers’ best players has been dismissed. Reports emerged late Monday night that star linebacker Xavier Atkins is no longer with the program, which comes after the suspension that caused him to miss Auburn’s win in Athens, Ga.
Atkins had been suspended for the game against Georgia, and the Tigers star linebacker took to social media to share a message about his future.
The Auburn Tigers and head coach Alex Golesh heard from Xavier Atkins after the program dismissed the star linebacker following a suspension for undisclosed reasons that kept him out of Saturday’s upset win over Georgia.
Football is a game of numbers. Auburn football placekicker Alex McPherson knows that better than anyone. On Saturday, though, only one number mattered to him.
Xavier Atkins was suspended for Auburn's win over then-No. 1 Georgia on Saturday, and his status had been uncertain.
The middle of the boat can be a peaceful place, and Auburn Tigers head coach Alex Golesh is trying to live there.
Perhaps the only thing that could make the Auburn Tigers’ win over Georgia this past weekend any more shocking is the fact that they did it without their All-American linebacker, Xavier Atkins.
Auburn football's defensive coordinator DJ Durkin knows the Tigers have to play at a high level to slow down the LSU offense. The LSU Tigers are the most productive offense in the SEC, averaging 504 yards per game.
The Auburn Tigers are fresh off likely their best win of the last decade, defeating top-ranked Georgia 27-24 on Saturday at Sanford Stadium. However, their October slate doesn’t get any easier, as the Tigers’ trip to Oxford, Miss., is one of the toughest challenges remaining on the schedule.
Auburn football has turned its attention to the LSU Tigers after upsetting Georgia on the road last weekend. The Tigers have one of the more explosive offenses in the country under the direction of Lane Kiffin.
Auburn football's head coach Alex Golesh feels there is a lot the Auburn Tigers have to clean up after a massive upset over then No. 1 Georgia. Golesh
Alex Golesh provided an update on Xavier Atkins on Monday. Atkins is an Auburn linebacker, who missed the Tigers' last game against Georgia after Golesh announced he would.
The Auburn Tigers put the college football world on notice this past Saturday when they took down the top team in the land, the Georgia Bulldogs, in a shocking walk-off 27-24 win.
When Auburn kicker Alex McPherson put the Tigers’ game-winning field goal through the uprights against No. 1 Georgia, there was someone special that celebrated with head coach Alex Golesh as he walked to the middle of the field postgame. It was his son, Bear, who was the only family member to make the trip to Athens on Saturday afternoon.
ATHENS, Ga. — The state of college football tends to separate players from head coaches when transfers happen. That wasn’t the case with Auburn head coach Alex Golesh and his quarterback, Byrum Brown. After the win against No.
Auburn defeated Georgia 27-24 in Athens Here are some initial takeaways from the game: When Auburn football's defense and offense were rolling in tandem, the Tigers looked to have complete control of this one against the No.
For the second straight week, the No. 1 team in college football has fallen victim to an upset from an unranked opponent by a final score of 27-24 on a game-winning field goal.
Auburn and Georgia are involved in a tight one at halftime in the Deep South's Oldest Rivalry. The Tigers are out in front 17-14 over the No. 1 team in the country.
The Auburn Tigers have put together one of the more impressive 2027 recruiting classes in the nation, peaking as high as the No. 9 class in the country, according to ESPN.
Former Auburn Tigers wide receiver Darius Slayton was released by the Indianapolis Colts on Friday, ending a short-lived experiment that never produced a single snap for him.
The Auburn Tigers dropped their first exhibition of the season to Florida State at Boutwell Auditorium in Birmingham, Ala., on Wednesday night. After leading by as much as eight after halftime, Auburn’s defense allowed 50 points to the Seminoles and ultimately fell by double digits.
The Auburn Tigers have made deep runs in each of the last two seasons. However, Coastal Carolina (2025) and Ole Miss (2026) both prevented the Tigers from going to Omaha.
The Georgia Bulldogs landed a recruiting win over the Auburn Tigers before the rivals meet on Saturday in Athens.
The Auburn Tigers had a man in their football department who nicknamed himself "Don Julio" and allegedly disseminated confidential recruiting information to other programs.
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