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Auburn news from around the Web: Jay Jacobs, Christion Jones, Erique Florence and more…

TigerInsider — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 17:28:16 +0000

There’s plenty of good reading out there for this lazy Sunday, so let’s do a rundown from around the Web…* First, this lengthy Q&A with Auburn Athletic Director Jay Jacobs is well worth reading. He touches on everything from scheduling…

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Leroy WR Sammie Coates switches commitment from Southern Miss to Auburn

TigerInsider — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 00:48:15 +0000

AUBURN — It was tough to miss lanky receiver Sammie Coates on the practice field Saturday.He turned heads with a couple of spectacular catches in tight coverage and made one grab in the end zone that seemed all but…

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Recruiting rundown from Auburn’s big summer camp

TigerInsider — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 23:15:41 +0000

There were hundreds of players in town for Saturday’s spirited football camp. Hip-hop music pumped on the field, assistant head coach Trooper Taylor was doing running back bumps and head coach Gene Chizik was patrolling the grounds from his golf…

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Want to watch SEC Media Days from your couch? Now you can.

TigerInsider — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 18:28:53 +0000

The SEC Media Days in Hoover will be available to fans via live streaming video on the Web, the league announced today.That means you get to see all our brilliant questions, and all the scintillating answers, live as they…

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Last big football camp of the season underway today in Auburn

TigerInsider — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 15:31:50 +0000

Hundreds of campers are taking the field today at Auburn University for coach Gene Chizik’s final football camp of the summer.Most of the kids are just out to have fun and perhaps, if they’re very lucky, catch the eye of…

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Auburn gymnastics coach Jeff Thompson leaving for Penn State

TigerInsider — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:50:28 +0000

Auburn UniversityJeff ThompsonJeff Thompson, who spent 11 seasons as Auburn’s gymnastics coach, has been hired as the new head coach at Penn State.Link is here.Here’s what Thompson said in the Penn State release:”Rachelle and I have never been more excited…

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Auburn’s Ladarious Phillips preparing for fullback role

TigerInsider — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:08:13 +0000

Handley High School’s Ladarious Phillips was one of the more intriguing players in February’s signing class.He came on board on the final day, and was not heavily recruited by major schools. Despite his mammoth 285-pound frame, he was classified as…

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New Auburn Arena nearly finished; teams plan to move in later this month

TigerInsider — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:02:12 +0000

G.M. ANDREWS/Staff PhotographerAuburn basketball coach Tony Barbee speaks during a Tiger Prowl stop in Mobile on April 26.We just got a tour of the new Auburn Arena this afternoon. I have to admit that it’s whetting my appetite for basketball…

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Registration available for final session of Tony Barbee’s summer camp

TigerInsider — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:53:40 +0000

A quick note from the men’s basketball program for anyone who might be interested. Check it out below….The final session of the Tony Barbee Basketball School is still open for prospective campers The new Auburn men’s basketball coach will…

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Breakdown of 2010 football schedule offers encouraging signs for Auburn

TigerInsider — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:04:31 +0000

With SEC Media Days on the horizon, I’m starting to think about my predictions for Auburn football in 2010, and I need your help.I don’t have to make my “official” pick for the newspapers until late August, but if I…

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