Andrew Hughes

5 days ago | flywareagle.com | Andrew Hughes

President Donald Trump has announced a college sports commission that will be co-chaired by Nick Saban. This commission is set to revolutionize not just college football for the SEC and Big Ten but every sport at every level across the country. Saban will be joined by Texas Tech University Board of Regents Chairman Cody Campbell, who not only played for the Red Raiders from 2001-2004, but has experience with several of Trump's political allies.

6 days ago | flywareagle.com | Andrew Hughes

Charles Barkley has no plans to donate to Auburn University athletics. Not everyone thinks Chuck's unwillingness to gamble on a roster meshing and being coached right in a hyper-competitive landscape is smart money, donating his money to help out his native city, Birmingham, and HBCUs.OutKick's Trey Wallace believes that's more than forgivable considering everything Sir Charles does as an ambassador to AU with his national platform.

6 days ago | flywareagle.com | Andrew Hughes

Charles Barkley sees helping Jefferson County, Alabama, and donating to HBCUs as a greater cause than spending on NIL contracts for Hugh Freeze's Tigers on the gridiron and Bruce Pearl's on the hardwood. Barkley explained to Dan Dakich on his show why he doesn't fund his alma mater like Tom Brady does for Michigan or Carmelo Anthony does for Syracuse. "I just gave ten million dollars to HBCU's, that stuff is way more important to me," Barkley noted to Dakich, per OutKick.

1 week ago | flywareagle.com | Andrew Hughes

Auburn quarterback Jackson Arnold has confidence from the Tigers' football coaching staff, enough to be named the team's starter for the 2025 season opener. But Bama Hammer's Ronald Evans believes Arnold needs to be aware of Hugh Freeze's penchant for throwing his starting signal-caller under the bus last season, Payton Thorne. Evans did so while ranking Auburn as the SEC's No. 10 team post-spring practice. "Hugh Freeze has improved his roster considerably.

1 week ago | flywareagle.com | Andrew Hughes

Tahaad Pettiford doesn't plan on taking his talents anywhere but the NBA if he doesn't return to the Plains for the 2025-26 college basketball season. Based on his update to Auburn Undercover's Nathan King, it sounds like a return to the Tigers is weighing heavily on his mind, given how successful his freshman season went. "Just try to move up on the boards and try to get me a guaranteed contract," Pettiford said when asked about his draft plans.