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Brodarious Hamm earns invite to Ravens minicamp

Brodarious Hamm is joining Zakoby McClain in Baltimore.

It has not been easy any step of the way but Auburn offensive lineman [autotag]Brodarious Hamm[/autotag] has earned a chance to show he belongs in the NFL.

Hamm has been invited to the Baltimore Ravens rookie minicamp, his agent, Peter Ariz, tweeted Saturday night. Hamm will be looking to earn a contract along with former teammate linebacker [autotag]Zakoby McClain[/autotag], who signed with the Ravens as an undrafted free agent.

Hamm was Auburn’s starter at right tackle the last two seasons and appeared in 26 games during his time on the Plains. It was a battle for Hamm just to make it to Auburn. He was diagnosed with cancer in 2016 but was cleared to return to football in 2017.

The 6-foot-6, 334-pounder is no stranger to overcoming adversity and will once again be looking to do as he attempts to play his way onto an NFL roster. The Ravens drafted Minnesota tackle Daniel Faalele in the fourth round of the draft.

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Brodarious Hamm is entering the NFL draft

Auburn has lost a player at one of its thinnest positions.

Auburn has lost one of its experienced offensive linemen.

Brodarious Hamm, a senior offensive lineman for the Tigers, announced on Tuesday that he will be foregoing his fifth season of eligibility and entering the NFL Draft.

“First I would like to thank God for the ability to play football and the opportunity to achieve my lifelong goal to become an Auburn University athlete and student. The experience has truly been a blessing I will forever cherish,” Hamm said in his announcement on Instagram.

Hamm saw his first action in 2018 after taking the 2017 season to finish recovering from cancer and to redshirt. He was primarily a backup before the 2020 season, where he has started almost every game since.

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Auburn lineman launches clothing line

An Auburn lineman has launched a clothing line.

Brodarious Hamm is the latest Auburn athlete to benefit financially from his name, image, and likeness after announcing Going Hamm Apparel.

There have been multiple Auburn student-athletes who have launched clothing lines after the NIL rules went into play at the start of July and Hamm is the latest player to do so after an Instagram post.

The logo on the shirts is a “BH’ and has “Going Hamm” written under it.

Hamm was a fixture for the Auburn offensive line last year at left tackle. He made the move from guard to tackle last season. The 6-foot-6, 334-pound lineman should continue to be a mainstay in the Auburn offense in 2021.

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3 reasons Texas A&M beats Auburn

Texas A&M is riding a five-game winning streak coming into Saturday’s matchup against Auburn in Jordan-Hare Stadium.

Auburn is an unusual place. The Tigers lost the Iron Bowl but still have two regular season games to play.

The first of these games is against No. 5 Texas A&M and gives the Tigers a perfect chance to play spoiler. A win ends any hope of the Aggies making the College Football Playoff. 

That will be a tough task as the Aggies come in on a five-game winning streak and are nearly a touchdown favorite.

Here’s why the Tigers could be in for a long day Saturday.

Gus Malzahn provides injury update ahead of Iron Bowl

Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn gave an injury update on some key players ahead of Saturday’s matchup with Alabama in the Iron Bowl.

No one wants to face their rival at less than full strength. But that may be where Auburn finds itself Saturday. 

Gus Malzahn said that, as of Tuesday, he was not sure whether either of the Tigers’ starting offensive tackles would be available to face No. 1 Alabama on Saturday (2:30 p.m. CT, CBS).

“Obviously it’s no secret right now that we’ve been beat up front offensively,” Malzahn said. “We’ll see if we’re able to get our tackles back. I don’t know at this point right now.”

Right tackle Brodarious Hamm went down with an apparent lower body injury in the fourth quarter of Auburn’s win over Tennessee and did not re-enter the game. Left tackle Austin Jackson suffered what appeared to be a hand or wrist injury in the third quarter and only briefly returned.

If those two are both unable to play, Auburn would be down three of its original five starting lineman after right guard Brandon Council suffered a season-ending knee injury on Oct. 24.

Junior Austin Troxell is the most likely replacement if either are unable to play Saturday. He entered in place of Jackson against the Volunteers. Brendan Coffey entered in place of Hamm and could also be turned to. 

After those two, the questions do not have any clear answers. Junior college transfer Kilian Zierer is coming back from a knee injury suffered last fall that required surgery. He dressed against Tennessee and has continued to progress.

“Kilian is getting better each week,” Malzahn said. “He is getting healthier. He had the knee surgery in the offseason, but he has gotten better. He’s gotten quite a few reps and he’s a guy that is in the mix. There are quite a few new guys that are in the mix this week that we’ll need to have a good week of practice and be prepared to play.”

“It’s next man up,” Malzahn said. “Just got to step up and get the job done. So that’s our mindset.”

Tank Bigsby is also questionable to play, after appearing to suffer a hip injury against Tennessee. 

“Obviously he couldn’t return last week. So, we’ll see how he progresses this week,” Malzahn said. “Hopefully by the end of the week we’ll have an idea of whether he’ll be able to go or not.”

If he is unable to play, Shaun Shivers and D.J. Williams would be the primary running backs. 

Auburn had one player test positive in the latest round of testing, according to a team spokesman.

Prior to this positive, Auburn’s latest positive test came during their open date two weeks ago, when 10 players and three staff members tested positive. 

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Malzahn provides injury update after victory over Arkansas

One of the biggest questions heading into the season was how the grind of a 10-game conference-only schedule would affect a team.

One of the biggest questions heading into the season was how the grind of a 10-game, conference-only schedule would affect a team. Auburn has only played three games and has already felt that impact.

Senior linebacker K.J. Britt is out for up to six weeks following ligament surgery on his right hand and fellow team captains Shaun Shivers and Big Kat Bryant were also unavailable in Saturday’s win over the Arkansas Razorbacks as was senior wide receiver Eli Stove.

Two more starters were also out, as starting freshman corner Jaylin Simpson was unable to go after warming up and junior offensive tackle Austin Troxell did not dress after suffering an injury late in the week.

The ensuing shuffle along both sides caused some problems for Auburn, but overall Gus Malzahn said he was pleased.

“We did, on a positive note, get out of the game really without any serious injuries, which is great,” Malzahn said. “We’re very hopeful that we’ll get some of our guys back that weren’t able to play this past week. I think getting a game under our belt without K.J. Britt, with his leadership, and we were playing without three of our four team captains. Which I thought, that was good for our team and especially getting the victory. The thing I took from the game last night was just how we won. I think we can build upon that the rest of the season.”

Despite the absence of Troxell and Brodarious Hamm being held out of the starting lineup after getting banged up in the Georgia game, the offense had their best game running the ball against a stout Arkansas defense.

When Hamm entered the game, Auburn was able to move Brandon Council back to left guard and leave freshman Keiondre Jones at right guard. The results were quick to follow.

“I think we made it through ok,” Malzahn said. “But just getting those guys in the same positions, you know, I think, for an extended period of time up front will do nothing but help. And I know that we’re getting closer to figuring that out. Obviously, Brodarious was banged up coming into the game.

“We moved Council to right tackle starting out. You know, Brodarious, he did a good job once he was in and made it through the game. And we had KJ at right guard. Just getting five guys and getting settled in, so hopefully we can stay healthy enough to do that.”

Special team’s standout Jordyn Peters left the game early after blocking a punt that was recovered for an Auburn touchdown.

“We’re hoping that he’ll be back,” Malzahn said. “We’ll probably have a better idea of that on Tuesday. But obviously he went out in the first quarter or whatever. That’s a big loss. We’ll hopefully get him back.”

Malzahn is hopeful they will be closer to full strength for their second road trip of the season when they travel to Columbia for their game with South Carolina at 11 a.m. Saturday.

“Austin and Eli Stove both, we’re hoping to get those guys back,” Malzahn said. “Marco Domio’s (juco cornerback) a guy that’s been out with an injury, too. We’re hoping to get him back. Shaun Shivers, we held him out last night. Hopefully we’ll get him back too. I’ll probably know more Tuesday about how our guys handle practice.”

Auburn football: Six Tigers earn spots on preseason Coaches All-SEC team

The Tigers put two players on the first-team All-SEC team as voted on by the coaches.

Big things are expected of Auburn’s defense and that is apparent by placement of two Tigers on the first-team All-SEC defensive team by conference coaches.

Defensive lineman Big Kat Bryant and linebacker K.J. Britt earned those spots on the first team. As a junior in 2019, Britt made 69 total tackles along with 10 tackles for a loss, 2.5 sacks and a forced fumble. Bryant, looking to replace Derrick Brown and Marlon Davidson as studs along the defensive line, made 16 tackles, two tackles for a loss, 1.5 sacks, nine quarterback hurries and recovered one fumble last season.

Brodarious Hamm, one of the new-look offensive lines for the Tigers, earned second team honors. Bo Nix, Seth Williams and Christian Tutt were named to the third team. Tutt earned spots at the all-purpose position, defensive back and return specialist.

2020 Preseason Coaches All-SEC Football Team (* – ties)

First Team Preseason All-SEC

OFFENSE

TE          Kyle Pitts, Florida

OL         Alex Leatherwood, Alabama

Trey Smith, Tennessee

Darian Kinnard, Kentucky

Landon Dickerson, Alabama

C            Drake Jackson, Kentucky

WR        DeVonta Smith, Alabama

Jaylen Waddle, Alabama

QB         Kyle Trask, Florida

RB          Najee Harris, Alabama

Kylin Hill, Mississippi State

AP          Jaylen Waddle, Alabama

DEFENSE

DL          Bobby Brown, Texas A&M

LaBryan Ray, Alabama

Big Kat Bryant, Auburn

Jordan Davis, Georgia

LB          Dylan Moses, Alabama

K.J. Britt, Auburn

Nick Bolton, Missouri

DB         Patrick Surtain II, Alabama

Derek Stingley, LSU

Richard LeCounte, Georgia

Jacoby Stevens, LSU

SPECIAL TEAMS

PK          Brent Cimaglia, Tennessee

P            Max Duffy, Kentucky

RS          Jaylen Waddle, Alabama

Second Team Preseason All-SEC

OFFENSE

TE          Jalen Wydermyer, Texas A&M

OL          Sadarius Hutcherson, South Carolina

Deonte Brown, Alabama

Landon Young, Kentucky

Austin Deculus, LSU*

Brodarious Hamm, Auburn*

Wanya Morris, Tennessee*

Ed Ingram, LSU*

C            Trey Hill, Georgia

WR        George Pickens, Georgia

Terrace Marshall, LSU

QB         Kellen Mond, Texas A&M

RB          Rakeem Boyd, Arkansas

Isaiah Spiller, Texas A&M

AP          Derek Stingley, LSU

DEFENSE

DL          Kobie Whiteside, Missouri

Malik Herring, Georgia

Aaron Sterling, South Carolina

Dayo Odeyingbo, Vanderbilt

LB          Henry To’o To’o, Tennessee

Monty Rice, Georgia

Erroll Thompson, Mississippi State*

Nakobe Dean, Georgia*

Ventrell Miller, Florida*

DB        Kaiir Elam, Florida

Eric Stokes, Georgia

Demani Richardson, Texas A&M

Tyree Gillespie, Missouri*

Marco Wilson, Florida*

Israel Mukuamu, South Carolina*

SPECIAL TEAMS

PK          Cade York, LSU

P            Jake Camarda, Georgia

RS          Jerrion Ealy, Ole Miss

Third Team Preseason All-SEC

OFFENSE

TE          Arik Gilbert, LSU

OL          Carson Green, Texas A&M

Kenyon Green, Texas A&M

Evan Neal, Alabama

Dan Moore, Texas A&M

C            Landon Dickerson, Alabama

WR        Seth Williams, Auburn

Elijah Moore, Ole Miss

QB         Bo Nix, Auburn

RB          Jerrion Ealy, Ole Miss

Larry Rountree, Missouri

AP          Jerrion Ealy, Ole Miss*

Kadarius Toney, Florida*

Christian Tutt, Auburn*

DEFENSE

DL          Zachary Carter, Florida

Josh Paschal, Kentucky

Kobe Jones, Mississippi State

Glen Logan, LSU

LB          Boogie Watson, Kentucky

Dimitri Moore, Vanderbilt

Nolan Smith, Georgia*

Ernest Jones, South Carolina*

Andre Mintze, Vanderbilt*

DB         Jaycee Horn, South Carolina

Bryce Thompson, Tennessee

Yusuf Corker, Kentucky

Christian Tutt, Auburn*

Josh Jobe, Alabama*

SPECIAL TEAMS

PK          Evan McPherson, Florida

P            Mac Brown, Ole Miss

RS          Christian Tutt, Auburn