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Hugh Freeze Named Head Football Coach at Auburn

CONTRIBUTED BYAU ATHLETICS AUBURN — Hugh Freeze has been named the 31st head football coach in Auburn's 129-year history, Athletics Director John Cohen announced Monday. An experienced head coach at the collegiate level for 12 years, Freeze has quickly elevated each...

Bittersweet Iron Bowl Loss Wraps Auburn’s Season

BY WIL CREWS SPORTSCREWS@ OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM AUBURN — The book on the 2022 Auburn football season came to a bittersweet conclusion Saturday as the Tigers suffered a 49-27 road loss to Alabama in the 87th edition of the Iron Bowl. “At the end of the day, I had a group...

Beauregard Senior Inks Softball Scholarship

Beauregard High School senior softball player Bailey Abernathy signed an athletics scholarship with Shorter University on Tuesday, Nov. 6. Pictured front row: Stacy Abernathy, Bailey Abernathy, David Abernathy, Isabella Abernathy. Pictured second row: Mike Smith, Sue...

OHS’s Williams Commits to AU

Opelika senior defensive end Brenton Williams announced Monday his commitment to continue his athletics journey at Auburn University. Williams is a 6-foot-4-inch, 245-pound 3-star prospect, and received an offer from the Tigers earlier this month. Williams is ranked...