The usual collection of tidbits from today’s (and other recent) practice reports, culled–as always–from the fine work done by beat writers Andy Bitter, Jay G. Tate, Charles Goldberg, and Evan Woodbery. Bryan Matthews is also on the scene. On with it: –The defensive coaching staff must have a metric freaking ton of faith in Mike [...]

Because everything else this offense might want Cam Newton to do, he can do. He can run the option, both zone read and traditional. He can get the ball downfield on a rope. He can make wonderful things happen when a play breaks down. He can–most importantly–force defensive coordinators to account for him as something other than a hand-off-delivery vehicle.

“I challenge you, the Auburn students, to create a real excitement around Auburn.

Being incredible is not enough. So as you’ve probably read by now, the defending national champion Auburn men’s swim team finished sixth at last week’s national championships. After winning six of the last seven national titles I know it’s a bit disappointing, but geez, you really can’t win ‘em all and the Tigers still kept [...]

Fourth of WBE’s five questions for spring camp, cliched as the concept is. Previously: Is Nick Fairley ready? What can Mike McNeil and Aairon Savage offer? How will Auburn replace Antonio Coleman? Let’s start here: even if this is Auburn, and even though we’re talking about the position of running back, so that even if [...]

So thanks to another midweek getaway–the last one for a while, I promise*–it’s been a few days since we recapped the goings-on at Auburn’s spring camp. Which is a shame, since there’s a ton to report. That reporting, as always, has been done by Messrs. Bitter, Tate, and Goldberg, must-reads as always. The opinion and [...]

Third of WBE’s five questions for spring, as cliched as the concept is. Previously: Is Nick Fairley ready? What can Mike McNeil and Aairon Savage offer? Next question: 3. HOW WILL AUBURN REPLACE ANTONIO COLEMAN? CAN THEY? In one sense, the answer to this question is blindingly obvious: Antoine Carter will replace Antonio Coleman. He’ll [...]

Where does C. Thomas Howell hang his Auburn plaque? Anywhere he wants.