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January 27, 2022
247 Sports Outside of Michigan State, McVay is also considered a number of other schools including Alabama and Auburn . . . Oklahoma State is expected to hire Auburn assistant Derek Mason as its next defensive coordinator . . . This is a 2-way street with a speed limit of 80 mph. No part of big-time college football is a walk in the park anymore . . . Auburn 55, Mizzou 54: Final stats . . . "You know, we weren't having a great offensive game," Johnson said. "In those last few minutes, I was just trying to make a play for my team, and I came through in the clutch . . . Everything Pearl said Tuesday night after Auburn's win inside Mizzou Arena . . . "K.D.'s just — he's a dangerous man, and he's not afraid of the moment," Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said . . . Auburn won a 16th straight basketball game, holding off Missouri 55-54 on Tuesday night at Mizzou Arena. The visitors won despite shooting a season low 30 percent from the field . . . "I thought our team came out to battle in the second half," Auburn head coach Johnnie Harris said. "We got back in it, took the lead. You could see it, you could see that want in their eyes. But . . . Auburn's defense kept it in the game. Missouri went more than eight minutes without a made field goal . . . K.D. Johnson scored 17 points, including five straight within the final 90 seconds . . . K.D. Johnson stepped up and willed Auburn to the victory. The Georgia transfer and certified madman on the court scored five straight points down the stretch to put Auburn in front and put Missouri away . . . The Tigers struggled against the pass, allowing opponents to complete 64.2 percent of their attempts (99th nationally) and ranking 76th in pass efficiency defense on the year . . . If you do not account for the bailout funds from the SEC, Auburn's revenue would have been the program's worst in 11 years . . . Auburn will have its first intrasquad scrimmages of preseason beginning Friday afternoon at Plainsman Park . . . "People were there to see Auburn, not Kentucky. … In this case, I think it was Auburn's crowd appreciating Auburn basketball. The kids outside were crazy. It's as cool an atmosphere as I think I've been in in a long time . . . Maybe they will take their shorts off, John, now that you've mentioned it. These people are crazy, and having the times of their lives . . . While Auburn saw its revenue drop by $30 million during the 2020-21 fiscal year, the university's operating expenses for the athletics department decreased by just $2.5 million . . . Bryan Harsin can quiet some of his skeptics by avenging last year's loss in Happy Valley and picking up a huge nonconference win . . . No. 8 Auburn hosts No. 9 Alabama Friday, Jan. 28, at 8 p.m. CT in Auburn Arena. The meet will be televised on ESPN2. The last top 10 match up in Auburn Arena came in 2016 when the then-No. 8 Tigers topped then-No. 4 Alabama . . . Sonny Smith found out Saturday that the school will honor the former coach with a banner in Auburn Arena . . . Players from Alabama high schools and colleges on the rosters for the four teams remaining in the NFL playoffs include . . . The 25th-ranked Tigers earned a pair of wins over Furman and UAB Sunday at the Yarbrough Tennis Center . . . Grady said after Kentucky fell to 5-2 in conference play, "We got to learn from this, and we hope to see them again . . . |
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