Phillip Marshall

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Auburn Columnist at 247Sports

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Coffee With Phillip: Wednesday morning musings, links and more

1 week ago | 247sports.com | Phillip Marshall

Grab a hot cup of coffee and let's talk Auburn sports and moreCraziness in the transfer portalWith the football portal opening today and the basketball portal already open, things are about to get crazy. Auburn is in good shape on the NIL front, but money is not unlimited. Because a player transfers often does not mean what people believe it does. Players you want to keep have to be paid, not just transfers and recruits.
#PMARSHONAU: Can Auburn basketball 'run it back' next season?

1 week ago | 247sports.com | Phillip Marshall

Thoughts on what next season could hold for Auburn's basketball teamWhat is reasonable to expect for Auburn basketball? I don't know what will happen next season beyond another talented Bruce Pearl team taking the floor, but I have some thoughts. Here they are:--I believe point guard Tahaad Pettiford will return if is he's not going to be a first-round NBA draft pick, and I don't believe he will be.
#PMARSHONAU: 'Brother' Oliver made a lasting impact at Auburn, Alabama

1 week ago | 247sports.com | Phillip Marshall

Former Auburn assistant and interim head coach passed away on Monday at the age of 85Bill Oliver, known to almost everyone as "Brother," had a unique place in Auburn and Alabama football history. He played on Alabama's 1961 national championship team. Shug Jordan hired him out of Guntersville's Marshall County High School to coach for Auburn. After the 1970 season, Brother left Auburn to return to his alma mater.
Coffee With Phillip: Monday morning musings, links and more

1 week ago | 247sports.com | Phillip Marshall

The quarterback saga at TennesseeI might as well start this with the biggest current event in college athletics, the saga of Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava. There is no rule that says Lamaleava and his father and his father's friend couldn't ask for more money. There is nothing immoral about it, though it seems they all could get by on the $2 million a year Iamaleava got last season at Tennessee.
McCrary does it again: Walkoff grand slam, strong pitching lead Tigers to series win

1 week ago | 247sports.com | Phillip Marshall

AUBURN, Alabama – Call her Miss Walkoff. For the second time in three games, senior KK McCrary completed an Auburn comeback Sunday with a game-ending home run. This time, it was a grand slam. McCrary, who ended Friday night's 11-10 victory with a two-run homer, hit a 1-1 pitch over the left field fence. And that was the end of it. Auburn beat No. 18 Georgia 8-4 to win the weekend series two games to one. But McCrary was far from the only heroine.
Home run barrage lifts rejuvenated Tigers over Georgia

1 week ago | 247sports.com | Phillip Marshall

AUBURN, Alabama – In a wild and crazy rain-interrupted game at Plainsman Park on Friday night, Auburn's softball brought back memories of those halcyon days when it won 20 of its first 21 games. The Tigers won it in fitting fashion when KK McCrary smashed a 2-2 pitch from Georgia ace Lilli Backes over the right- centerfield fence for a walkoff home run and an 11-10 Auburn victory. It was the Tigers' third win in the last four SEC games. McCrary, who had been mired in a deep slump, homered twice.
Coffee With Phillip: Friday morning musings, links and more

1 week ago | 247sports.com | Phillip Marshall

Grab a hot cup of coffee and let's talk about Auburn athletics and moreNo game on A-Day? That is a good thingThe A-Day game as we have known it is, at least for now, a thing of the past. And I say that is a good thing. Previous spring "games" were a chore for everyone involved. The outcomes were meaningless. Frequently, the player named MVP didn't see the field in the following season. Auburn will replace the game with an hour-long open scrimmage that fans can watch for no charge on Saturday.
#PMARSHONAU: For Freeze and Auburn football, it's time to win

1 week ago | 247sports.com | Phillip Marshall

Hugh Freeze: 'I know we are doing it the right way, and I know we are building in the right way. Whatever the results come with that, I'll have to live with.'VIPAUBURN, Alabama – For Auburn football, the time has come. Nothing can be done about decisions made or plays not made that led to four consecutive losing seasons. Angst and frustration over the slide that started with the dreadful hire of Bryan Harsin are a waste of energy.
Coffee With Phillip: Tuesday musings, links and more

2 weeks ago | 247sports.com | Phillip Marshall

It's not early morning, but I can't change the permanent logo to "lunchtime musings." I assume plenty of people drink coffee for lunch. Sorry for the lateness of this, but when I finally got home from San Antonio on Monday nohjy and wrote my column, I hit the wall. Anyway, here we go. Life tough for freshmen on biggest stageTahaad Pettiford had his most ineffective game of the season.
Coffee With Phillip: Saturday morning musings, links and more

2 weeks ago | 247sports.com | Phillip Marshall

Grab a cup of coffee and let's talk Auburn sports and moreDifficult schedule pays off for AuburnAuburn isn't the overall No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament because it won the SEC championship. It is because of the brutal schedule the Tigers played against the likes of Duke, Houston, Purdue and others. "I want to give my assistant, Mike Burgomaster, credit for putting our schedule together," Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said.