This is a brief follow-on to a story first reported by The Observer , Opelika's community newspaper. Read their full story for complete coverage. Zach Dickey, an Auburn University adapted athlete for the past eight years, is one of eight players on Team USA at the FIPFA Power Soccer World Cup, which starts Saturday, Oct. 17, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, The Observer reported. It is his second World Cup, after the 2023 tournament in Sydney… Read More
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Auburn Basketball Tips Off Tonight Against Florida State in Birmingham; Women’s Golf Wins the Haskins by 30 Strokes
Men's basketball: Auburn's 2026-27 season unofficially starts tonight, Wednesday, Oct. 14, when the Tigers play Florida State in an exhibition at Boutwell Auditorium in Birmingham. Tip-off is 7 p.m. CT in the third annual Ballin' in Boutwell, Auburn Athletics said. Florida State is back in Birmingham for the event for the second year in a row, according to the Seminoles' preview. Exhibition results do not count toward either team's record. Women's golf: No. 5 Auburn… Read More
Auburn Will Be Without Linebacker Xavier Atkins at No. 1 Georgia; Golesh Keeps the Reason ‘In House’
Auburn will play No. 1 Georgia on Saturday without Xavier Atkins, one of its best defenders over the past two seasons, coach Alex Golesh said at his Monday press conference. Golesh said Atkins will not be available for the trip to Athens and that the program will reassess his status next week. He declined to say why. “(We'll) keep it in house in terms of anything beyond that,” Golesh said, according to ABC 33/40. Several… Read More
No. 3 Auburn Equestrian Routs No. 1 South Carolina 14-5; Soccer Wins at No. 20 Oklahoma; Volleyball Drops Two on the Road
Hurricane Isaias moved some of the schedule around, but Auburn's teams still played a full weekend while football was off. Here is how it went. Equestrian: No. 3 Auburn beat defending national champion and No. 1 South Carolina 14-5 on Friday at the Auburn University Equestrian Center in a meet moved up to 11 a.m. ahead of the storm. The Tigers (2-0, 1-0 SEC) swept Fences 5-0, won Flat 4-1 and Reining 3-1-1, and lost… Read More
Prep Scoreboard: Oct. 8-9
Opelika beat Dothan 49-28 and Auburn High beat JAG 59-6, both on Thursday after Hurricane Isaias forced schedule changes. Enterprise at Carver-Montgomery was postponed, and Central-Phenix City at Smiths Station moved to Saturday morning. Read More
Jalen Nelson Scores Five Touchdowns as Opelika Routs Dothan 49-28 in a Game Moved to Thursday by Isaias
Six days after managing just 11 points in a loss to Auburn High, Opelika never punted Thursday night and beat Dothan 49-28 at Bulldog Stadium, the Opelika-Auburn News reported. The Bulldogs are now 3-3 overall and 3-2 in the region. The game was supposed to be played Friday in Dothan at Rip Hewes Stadium. Hurricane Isaias pushed it up a day, and because Rip Hewes was booked Thursday night, it was moved to Opelika. Senior… Read More
Big Weekend for Auburn Sports Despite Isaias: No. 3 Equestrian Faces No. 1 South Carolina Today, Soccer at No. 20 Oklahoma Tonight
With football in its open week before the Oct. 17 trip to Georgia, Auburn's other teams carry the weekend, and Hurricane Isaias has already reshuffled part of it. Equestrian: No. 3 Auburn opens SEC play today, Friday, Oct. 9, at 11 a.m. against defending national champion and No. 1 South Carolina at the Auburn University Equestrian Center. The meet was moved up from its original time because Isaias is expected to reach the area this… Read More
Isaias Cancels Auburn Baseball’s Fall Exhibition With Florida State in Pensacola
Auburn baseball's fall exhibition against Florida State, set for Saturday, Oct. 10, at Blue Wahoos Stadium in Pensacola, has been canceled because of the expected weather from Isaias, Auburn Athletics and the Pensacola Blue Wahoos announced Wednesday. It will not be rescheduled. Ticket holders can get refunds or trade for tickets to the Blue Wahoos' other fall college exhibitions, Alabama vs. Georgia Tech on Oct. 17 or Florida vs. Troy on Oct. 24. The ticket… Read More
Opelika–Dothan football game moved to Thursday and to Opelika ahead of Hurricane Isaias
The Opelika–Dothan game moves from Friday in Dothan to Thursday, Oct. 8, at 7 p.m. in Opelika because of possible hurricane weather. Read More
Auburn Basketball Lands Four-Star Brentwood Forward Davis Cochran, Its Second 2027 Commitment
Auburn basketball picked up a commitment Tuesday from four-star power forward Davis Cochran of Brentwood Academy in Brentwood, Tenn., who announced his decision on social media. Cochran, listed at 6-foot-9, also visited Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Clemson and Cincinnati. Auburn got into his recruitment late, offering a scholarship on Aug. 24 and getting him on campus for an official visit Sept. 4. He is ranked No. 121 nationally and the No. 24 power forward in the 247Sports… Read More
Golesh on Auburn’s Offense Going Into the Open Week: ‘That’s the Part That Eats at Me’
Auburn (3-2, 1-2 SEC) has an open week after Saturday's 24-14 loss at Tennessee, and coach Alex Golesh said Monday that his offense's lack of answers is what bothers him most five games into his tenure. "The hardest thing for me personally is (I) prided myself for a long, long time on having answers offensively to be able to go, and we didn't," Golesh said before speaking to the Monday Morning Quarterback Club in Birmingham… Read More
