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Post-spring transfer portal SEC football power rankings: Is Auburn a dark horse?

3 days ago | flywareagle.com | Josh Yourish

Auburn needs to take a step forward in Year 3 of the Hugh Freeze era, and after the spring transfer portal window, the Tigers could have enough talent to make some noise in the SEC. The Big Ten has won the last two national championships, so even after the addition of Texas and Oklahoma, the SEC’s dominance over college football is in question.
Auburn’s 3 biggest additions and 2 toughest losses in the transfer portal

4 days ago | flywareagle.com | Josh Yourish

With back-to-back losing seasons on his resume, Hugh Freeze needed to add some win-now veterans to stay off the hot seat in Year 3 at Auburn. The spring transfer portal window has come and gone, so now, barring anything unforeseen, Auburn’s roster for Year 3 of the Hugh Freeze era is complete. The Tigers are coming off back-to-back losing seasons with major pressure on their head coach, and he acted accordingly with significant additions in both the winter and spring portal windows.
Auburn recruiting drought might end with in-state 5-star edge about to visit

4 days ago | flywareagle.com | Josh Yourish

Anthony "Tank" Jones is planning to announce his commitment before the end of summer, but his commitment could come sooner with visit to Auburn scheduled. Auburn’s 2026 recruiting class is lacking some pop heading into the summer months, but that could change soon with five-star edge rusher Anthony Jones setting his official visit to The Plains.
Who is Cody Campbell? Billionaire who worked with JD Vance joins Nick Saban on Trump's college sports commission

1 week 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.
Updated ESPN preseason Top 25 is a bad sign for Auburn and Hugh Freeze

1 week ago | flywareagle.com | Josh Yourish

After the spring transfer portal, which saw some major movement in the SEC, including Tennessee starting quarterback Nico Iamaleava leaving for UCLA amidst an NIL dispute, ESPN’s Mark Schlabach released his 2025 post-spring Way-Too-Early Top 25 Rankings, and the Auburn Tigers are nowhere to be found.
Auburn's projected 2025 depth chart puts all the pressure on Jackson Arnold

1 week ago | flywareagle.com | Josh Yourish

Oklahoma transfer quarterback Jackson Arnold will need to outperform Payton Thorne and hold off Deuce Knight to keep Hugh Freeze off the hot seat at Auburn. Instead of a second-year leap, Hugh Freeze took a step back in Year 2 at Auburn, missing a bowl game altogether. The biggest mistake was sticking with transfer quarterback Payton Thorne for a second season, and now, if Freeze doesn’t get the QB position right in 2025, it could be his final one leading the Tigers.
Hugh Freeze emphatically silencing Auburn QB rumors needed to happen

1 week ago | flywareagle.com | Josh Yourish

Jackson Arnold will be Auburn's starting quarterback, Hugh Freeze has made that very clear after an impressive spring from four-star freshman Deuce Knight. When Oklahoma transfer QB Jackson Arnold missed Auburn’s spring game with a minor injury, it opened the door for a summer of chaos, and after four-star freshman Deuce Knight impressed on A-Day, Hugh Freeze needed to slow down his young quarterback’s hype train.
Charles Barkley excused for not donating NIL money to Auburn University athletics

1 week 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.
Charles Barkley drops mic on why he doesn't spend NIL on Auburn Tigers football and basketball programs

1 week 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.
Alabama analyst shares Payton Thorne-coded warning to Jackson Arnold on Auburn Tigers football coach Hugh Freeze

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.