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Auburn Morning Rush: Auburn sees great start to early signing period

Many programs on the Plains got better Wednesday thanks to the Early Signing Period.

Good morning Tiger fans, it is time for the Thursday edition of the Auburn Morning Rush.

In a time that is dominated by football and basketball, there were many programs around Auburn University that got better thanks to the early signing period.

The early signing period began on Wednesday, and many athletes made their commitments official. Today, we take a look at Women’s Basketball, Volleyball, and both Men’s and Women’s Golf teams.

Women’s Basketball signed two centers in this class, providing extra size for next season’s roster. Head coach Johnnie Harris is excited about the added height coming to the Plains.

“They both provide much-needed SEC size and skills that will help boost our program to the next level,” Harris said. “This is an instant impact class that we’ve needed to rebuild this program.”

Volleyball signed a great class as well, which includes two top-10 prospects from their respective states. As for Golf, the men’s team signs three players from the top 25, while women’s golf adds a valuable transfer from the Ivy League.

Get caught up on all of the latest signing day news in today’s Auburn Morning Rush.

Auburn Morning Rush: Cadillac Williams talks being head coach, women’s basketball wins exhibition

This edition of the Auburn Morning Rush focuses on Cadillac Williams, gymnastics, and the women’s basketball team.

It is nearly the weekend Auburn fans but we have to get through Friday first and there is no better way to start your morning than with the Auburn Morning Rush.

Up first is [autotag]Cadillac Williams[/autotag], who talked about what it means to take over as Auburn’s head coach and to be the program’s first Black head coach. For the second straight night there was basketball in Neville Arena, this time it was the women’s program picking up the win. They took down Tuskegee 81-59 in an exhibition game.

Finally is the gymnastics program, which added two commits in the 2023 recruiting cycle and is continuing to stack elite recruiting classes.

Auburn Morning Rush: Cohen makes first appearance, Lee signs another NIL deal

Today’s edition discusses the recent headlines surrounding women’s sports, NIL, and new athletic director John Cohen taking in his first event in his new role.

Good morning Tiger fans, it is time for the latest edition of the Auburn Morning Rush.

The headlines surrounding Auburn’s coaching search have consumed the news cycle in recent days, but there is still plenty of other news to go around, so let’s dive in.

Newly hired athletic director John Cohen checked an item off of his list on Wednesday, as he made his first appearance at an Auburn athletic event.

In NIL news, Auburn gymnast Suni Lee has partnered with a protein bar company in an effort to raise awareness of female sports across the country.

In women’s sports news, Auburn Women’s Basketball welcomes Tuskegee to town for an exhibition on Thursday, while Equestrian earns honors from two different organizations.

Here are the latest headlines surrounding Auburn athletics with the Thursday edition of the Auburn Morning Rush.

Auburn Morning Rush: Soccer gameday, Green signs NIL deal

Auburn Soccer kicks off the final SEC weekend on Thursday, while a men’s basketball star gets his groove on.

Good morning, Tiger fans. It is time for the Auburn Morning Rush.

Today’s rush begins with Auburn Soccer news. It’s gameday for Karen Hoppa’s squad, as they welcome the No. 16 Tennessee Volunteers to the Auburn Soccer Complex for a 6:30 P.M. kickoff. Auburn has three games remaining on the schedule and is “locked in” to finish the season strong.

In NIL news, Auburn Basketball star Wendell Green Jr. has signed a new NIL deal. We share the “groovy” details.

Auburn Gymnastics is also on the docket today, as a commit had to recently pull out of a camp due to an injury.

Finally, Auburn Women’s Basketball is ready to being the second season under head coach Johnnie Harris. Harris reveals what she is the most excited about heading into a new campaign.

Here is the latest news in Auburn Athletics. Enjoy today’s Auburn Morning Rush:

Tigers announces Auburn Family Football Preseason Kickoff

Get your Friday started with the Auburn Morning Rush.

The weekend is nearly here but before we make it there we still have to get through Friday. A great way to speed that along is by reading the latest edition of the Auburn Morning Rush.

In this edition, we catch you up on the Auburn Family Football Preseason Kickoff. This event, which will take place on Aug. 27, will give Auburn fans a chance to watch a practice in Jordan-Hare Stadium with appearances from several Auburn celebrities.

In addition to that, a former women’s basketball player is rising up the coaching ranks and the schedule for the College Football Playing rankings release has been announced.

Catchup up on these stories in this edition of the Auburn Morning Rush below.

Auburn women’s basketball falls in final minute at Florida

Auburn falls late.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Aicha Coulibaly scored an SEC-high 24 points and Auburn led with less than a minute to go, but Florida ended the game on an 8-0 run to hand the Tigers a 68-63 loss Thursday at the O’Connell Center.

The Tigers (8-7, 0-4 SEC) fought back from as much as a 13-point deficit to take the lead late in the fourth quarter – Auburn led 63-60 with just over a minute to play – but were unable to seal the deal as Florida hit six free throws in the final seconds.

“I felt like we made some very selfish plays (late in the game),” Auburn head coach Johnnie Harris said. “It’s very disappointing. … We were able to stay in the game, but a game like this, every possession matters. Your best player can’t get a foul and then a technical, they get free throws, they get the ball back. Now they’ve got momentum.

“We’ve got to keep fighting, and we’ve got to get smarter. We’ve just got to keep getting smarter. Every possession matters, and you can’t make plays like (we did late) and expect to win.”

Coulibaly led all scorers with her 24 points and also pulled down a game-high eight rebounds. She was the only Tiger in double-figures; Honesty Scott-Grayson had nine points, Sania Wells added eight, and Precious Johnson scored seven in her first collegiate start. Scott-Grayson led the Tigers with three assists, and Mar’Shaun Bostic had three steals off the bench.

Auburn out-shot the Gators 41 to 38 percent, and both teams knocked down a pair of 3-pointers. But Auburn uncharacteristically struggled at the free-throw line, missing nine attempts (17-26) while the Gators were nearly flawless at 20-for-23 (87%). The Tigers outrebounded Florida 37-36 and cut down on the turnovers late with just five in the second half.

Trailing 54-48 headed to the final period, Auburn held Florida scoreless for nearly six minutes while going on a 9-0 run of their own. They took their first lead since the opening minutes on a Coulibaly free throw with 5:29 left to make it 55-54, then an Annie Hughes layup a minute later pushed the lead to three.

Just over a minute later, though, Coulibaly would pick up her fourth and fifth fouls in quick succession, and the Gators would get back within one. Clutch free throws from Scott-Grayson and Wells on Auburn’s next two possessions kept the Gators at bay with a three-point Auburn lead, but the Tigers would come up empty on their final four possessions as Florida took advantage of opportunities at the line to pull ahead and seal the win.

The Gators caught fire early, hitting nine of their first 14 shots to take a 21-14 lead after one quarter. That lead would extend to as many as 13 a little over halfway through the second, but an 8-0 run sparked by Coulibaly and Scott-Grayson cut the deficit to as few as five late in the half. A bucket at the buzzer gave Florida a 37-30 halftime lead.

Kiara Smith scored eight points in the fourth quarter and finished with 19 to lead Florida. Nina Rickards and Alberte Rimdal had 14 apiece.

The Tigers play their fourth road game out of five contests to open SEC play Sunday when they travel to College Station, Texas, to face Texas A&M. Game time is 4 p.m. CT with a national broadcast on SEC Network.

Auburn-Kentucky women’s basketball game postponed

Auburn-Kentucky women’s basketball game has been postponed

AUBURN, Ala. – Due to a combination of a positive test, contact tracing, and subsequent quarantining of individuals within the Auburn women’s basketball program, Thursday’s Kentucky at Auburn game has been postponed, consistent with Southeastern Conference COVID-19 management requirements.

A makeup date has not been determined. Auburn’s next scheduled game is Sunday, Jan. 2, on the road at Alabama.

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Auburn-New Orleans women’s basketball game canceled

The Auburn women’s basketball game has been canceled.

AUBURN, Ala. – Due to health and safety protocols affecting the University of New Orleans women’s basketball program, Auburn’s game vs. New Orleans scheduled for Sunday has been canceled.

Fans with tickets for Sunday’s game may exchange those for tickets to either of the two remaining non-conference games. For more information, contact the Auburn Ticket Office at 855-282-2010.

Auburn will be back in action Wednesday, Dec. 15, on the road at Belmont. The Tigers have two remaining home games before the holiday break: Saturday, Dec. 18, vs. Grambling State (2 p.m. CT) and Monday, Dec. 20, vs. Kennesaw State (Noon CT).

This is a release from Auburn Athletics. 

Precious Johnson signs with Auburn women’s basketball

Auburn women’s basketball has signed a huge transfer.

The following is a release from Auburn Athletics.

AUBURN, Ala. – Precious Johnson, a 6-5 transfer from the University of Texas, has signed a financial aid agreement and will join the Auburn women’s basketball program, head coach Johnnie Harris announced today.

Johnson, from Baytown, Texas, was the No. 33 post player in the class of 2020 according to ESPN HoopGurlz. As a senior at Sterling High School, she averaged 13.3 points, 10.0 rebounds, 2.4 blocks, and 1.4 steals per game.

“We are so excited to have Precious join our Auburn women’s basketball family,” Harris said. “Her size and athleticism will give us a major presence in the paint. Equally important, she brings the experience of competing against All-Americans and being a contributor on an Elite Eight team. Beyond basketball, she is the kind of teammate that will raise the level of our team on and off the court. It’s a great day for our Auburn Tigers!”

Johnson appeared in nine games for the Longhorns in 2020-21, averaging 4.0 minutes per game as Texas advanced to the Elite Eight in their first year under coach Vic Schaefer and with Harris on staff as associate head coach.

She will transfer following the fall semester and enroll at Auburn for the 2022 spring semester.

Auburn will open the Johnnie Harris era Thursday, Nov. 4, with an exhibition game against Miles College, and the regular season begins Thursday, Nov. 11, as the Tigers host Georgia Southern.

Game times, TV info announced for Auburn women’s hoops

The Auburn women’s basketball schedule is here!

AUBURN, Ala. – The Southeastern Conference has announced the television schedule for the 2021-22 women’s basketball season, and 10 of Auburn’s 28 regular-season contests will be nationally broadcast on the ESPN family of networks.

Auburn will have five home games and five road games on linear network TV, and the remainder of Auburn’s home games and all conference road games can be seen on SEC Network +, available via WatchESPN.com or the ESPN app.

Two non-conference games are on the TV slate. The Tigers’ first televised game of the season will be on the road at Georgia Tech as Auburn will appear on the ACC Network for the first time. That game is set for a 3 p.m. CT tip in Atlanta. Auburn’s Dec. 12 home game with New Orleans will be shown on SEC Network with a 2 p.m. tip at Auburn Arena.

On the road in league play, the Tigers will appear on SEC Network four times – Jan. 2 at Alabama (4 p.m.), Jan. 16 at Texas A&M (4 p.m.), Feb. 17 at South Carolina (6 p.m.) and Feb. 27 at Kentucky (3 p.m.).

Home games on SEC Network will include Jan. 9 vs. LSU (4 p.m.), Feb. 14 vs. Florida (6 p.m.) and Feb. 20 vs. Georgia (11 a.m.). The Tigers’ Jan. 23 home game vs. Alabama will be shown on ESPNU with a 3 p.m. CT tip.

All other home games not selected for broadcast will begin at 7 p.m. CT on weeknights and at 2 p.m. CT on weekends, with the exceptions of Friday, Nov. 26 vs. Charleston Southern (noon) and Monday, Dec. 20 vs. Kennesaw State (noon).

Season tickets, single-game tickets and mini-plans for the 2021-22 season will go on sale to the general public soon. For more information about Auburn women’s basketball tickets, call 855-282-2010 or visit AUBTix.com.

2021-22 Auburn Women’s Basketball Schedule
Nov. 4 – MILES COLLEGE (exh.), 7 p.m.
Nov. 11 – GEORGIA SOUTHERN, 7 p.m. (SEC+)
Nov. 14 – at Old Dominion, TBA
Nov. 16 – ALABAMA STATE, 7 p.m. (SEC+)
Nov. 21 – at Georgia Tech, 3 p.m. (ACC Network)
Nov. 24 – at Little Rock, noon (ESPN+)
Nov. 26 – CHARLESTON SOUTHERN, noon (SEC+)
Nov. 30 – NORTH FLORIDA, 7 p.m. (SEC+)
Dec. 5 – OKLAHOMA STATE, 2 p.m. (SEC+)
Dec. 12 – NEW ORLEANS, 2 p.m. (SEC Network)
Dec. 15 – at Belmont, 7 p.m. (ESPN+)
Dec. 18 – GRAMBLING STATE, 2 p.m. (SEC+)
Dec. 20 – KENNESAW STATE, Noon (SEC+)
Dec. 30 – *KENTUCKY, 7 p.m. (SEC+)
Jan. 2 – *at Alabama, 4 p.m. (SEC Network)
Jan. 6 – *at Missouri, 7 p.m. (SEC+)
Jan. 9 – *LSU, 4 p.m. (SEC Network)
Jan. 13 – *at Florida, 5 p.m. (SEC+)
Jan. 16 – *at Texas A&M, 4 p.m. (SEC Network)
Jan. 23 – *ALABAMA, 3 p.m. (ESPNU)
Jan. 27 – *TENNESSEE, 7 p.m. (SEC+)
Jan. 30 – *at Vanderbilt, 2 p.m. (SEC+)
Feb. 3 – *MISSISSIPPI STATE, 7 p.m. (SEC+)
Feb. 10 – *at Arkansas, 7 p.m. (SEC+)
Feb. 14 – *FLORIDA, 6 p.m. (SEC Network)
Feb. 17 – *at South Carolina, 6 p.m. (SEC Network)
Feb. 20 – *GEORGIA, 11 a.m. (SEC Network)
Feb. 24 – *OLE MISS, 7 p.m. (SEC+)
Feb. 27 – *at Kentucky, 3 p.m. (SEC Network)

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