Note: “You will be called” should probably be read in the spiritual sense, not as an actual wake-up call, etc., which happened earlier. Here are rare photos of what happened “On the Field.” Here are rare photos of the Return to Auburn. Related: Here’s what it looked like in Auburn the day before the 1972 […]
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The First College Game Played In The South trophy
Here’s the trophy Auburn football players earned exactly 121 years ago today. And here’s the pledge they had to sign before they did it. Photo: Auburn Vault. Related: Auburn players, coaches reading the Auburn Creed at George Petrie’s grave 100 years after Auburn’s first football game. … Keep Reading: * Dean Foy discusses the lewdness […]
Auburn grad Katherine Webb and Aubie
The Most Valuable Player of last night’s tragically pathetic BCS title game? Auburn grad Katherine Webb, 2012’s Miss Alabama USA and most recently / famously AJ McCarrons way better, much more educated half. Without her face to cut to, ESPN would have been hard pressed to keep things even remotely interesting. And Webb reaped the […]
Octavia Spencer wins Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, watch her acceptance speech
Auburn took home its first Oscar (at least by a graduate) tonight thanks to Octavia Spencer. Spencer, 39, won the Academy Award for “Best Supporting Actress” for her critically acclaimed performance as a maid in Civil Rights-era Mississippi in the 2011 film “The Help.” The 1994 Auburn graduate pretty much went Cam Newton on the […]
Octavia Spencer says ‘War Eagle’ on Oscar red carpet
Well, that didn’t take long. Auburn fans crossing their fingers for a “War Eagle” from Auburn alumna Octavia Spencer at tonight’s Academy Awards ceremony had their wish come true early. The spirit-filled shout-out was actually in response to host Robin Roberts’ own “War Eagle” in a segment with Spencer on the red carpet during the […]