Amidst a season of narratives, Auburn Tigers kicker Alex McPherson’s story has been perhaps the one that’ll tug the most on your heartstrings. The Fort Payne, Ala.
After being sidelined due to illness for the majority of the 2024 Auburn football season, kicker Alex McPherson is finally back and looking to make an impact for the Tigers in the 2025 season.
AUBURN, Ala.-- The Auburn Tigers' special teams struggled immensely last year in the wake of starting kicker Alex McPherson being forced to exit the season due to health issues.
AUBURN, Ala.-- The Auburn Tigers' special teams unit struggled immensely last year– the Tigers, racked with injuries, struggled to find any momentum at all in the kicking game, and finished with an abysmal 54.5 percent field goal rate.
The Auburn Tigers are traditionally a premier kicking program, with big names like the Brothers Carlson, Daniel and Anders (each top-5 all-time scorers
Auburn Tigers head coach Hugh Freeze announced that kicker Alex McPherson has recovered enough to take on a role in placekicking for the Tigers. He’ll be slowly brought back in, starting with smaller chip shots.
The Auburn Tigers got the 2024 campaign off to as good a start as they could have hoped for, beating the Alabama A&M Bulldogs 73-3 inside Jordan-Hare Stadium.
Auburn Tigers head coach Hugh Freeze announced that place kicker Alex McPherson will miss the first week of the season. Towns McGough will get the reps against Alabama A&M.
One of the most underappreciated positions in college football is the kicker. Kickers don't get much praise when they do well, but a ton of hate when they