Fired

 Auburn fires Coach Harsin on this Monday morning as John Cohen is to be named as AD coming over from Mississippi State.

10-29-22 The Arkansas Game

 10/29/22 The Arkansas Game

11 am kickoff on ESPN from Jordan-Hare.  Auburn is 3 and 4 as Coach Harsin’s job is hanging in the balance.  The Razorbacks are 4 and 3.  Almost every picker is picking Arkansas.  Not sure what the line is.

FIRST QUARTER

7-3 Arkansas

Poor open field tackling.

Obvious from the beginning that Arkansas is going to win.

Auburn misses a 46 yd FG attempt.

Auburn makes the next 46yd attempt.

Arkansas drives 75 yard for a touchdown

SECOND QUARTER

14-3 Arkansas

14-10 Arkansas 42 yd TD run by Tank Bigsby

17-10 Arkansas

17-13 Arkansas

THIRD QUARTER

24-13 Arkansas

31-13 Arkansas

FOURTH QUARTER

38-13 Arkansas

38-20 Arkansas

41-20 Arkansas

41-27 Arkansas

10-15-22 The Ole Miss Game

11 AM kickoff from Oxford.

FIRST QUARTER

Ole Miss receives.

The Rebels drive but Auburn holds on fourth one at the 29.

After one first down Auburn is punting.

The punt rolls dead at the Ole Miss 6.

Ole Miss drives to midfield and surprises everyone by punting into the end zone.

After two first downs Ashford throws the interception on a high throw to Bigsby on a screen pass which would have been a big gain on a great play call.

Auburn’s typical self-inflicted wound leads to a 35 yd TD pass on the second play after the turnover.

7-0 Ole Miss

Auburn goes three and out as Ashford drops the ball on a big loss and a would be first down pass to JJ is errant.  Auburn is punting on 4th and 12.  Ole Miss starts on their 35.

23 yd TD pass.

14-0 Ole Miss

Finley comes in and fumbles on third down.  The play is reviewed and ruled a fumble.  Still in the first quarter Auburn has committed two turnovers and had a 9yd loss when Ashford dropped the ball and recovered is own fumble.  Ole Miss on the Auburn 22.  Ole Miss on the Auburn 11 as the quarter winds down.  The quarter ends with OM on the Auburn 6.  This is a blowout already.

SECOND QUARTER

The score comes on a rush from the three.

21 to 0 Ole Miss

Long pass completion of 43 yards to the Ole Miss 22 to Koy Moore from Ashford.

From the 22 a completion to Amari Kelley to the two.  Ole Miss timeout.

Ashford around left end for the score on first and goal from the two.

75 yards on 9 plays.

21 to 7 Ole Miss

Auburn marches down the field with big runs between the tackles from Bigsby and Hunter.  Wow.  76 yards on 8 plays all on the ground.  Two solid touchdown drives in a row.

21 to 14 Ole Miss

Alas, OM gets a kickoff return to their 40, convert a 4th & 3 on an interference call on Auburn, and an unsportsmanlike call on the Auburn bench, to a third and goal from the Auburn 7.From the 7 their tailback goes in motion, our defense doesn’t cover him, and he walks into the end zone.

28 - 14 Ole Miss

Auburn goes three and out as Ashford loses yards on a third and two with a minute and half to go.  Holding on OM on the punt return.  1:21 to go at the OM 27.

First play Auburn intercepts and Auburn is on the Ole Miss 33 with 1:13 to go.

We move to 4th and short for a FG attempt.  JJ was wide open on a post route but Ashford doesn’t see him.  The FG attempt is good.  The first half comes to a close.

28-17 Ole Miss

THIRD QUARTER

Holy Cow!  Auburn receives and Tank Bigsby takes it to the house from 50 yards out.  75 yards in 3 plays.  Wow!

28-24 Ole Miss

THIRD QUARTER

Holy Cow!  Auburn receives and Tank Bigsby takes it to the house from 50 yards out.  75 yards in 3 plays.  Wow!

28-24 Ole Miss

Ole Miss goes right down the field gashing us with the run.  Nothing fancy.  Lots of missed tackles.  Derrick Hall is on the ground.

OM drives the ball on the ground but starts throwing the ball in the red zone and has to settle for the short field goal.

31 - 24 Ole Miss

Goodness!  Ole Miss executes a successful onside kick.  The ball goes 11 yards—-good enough.  Good coaching.  Lane Kiffin is nothing if not a gambler.

Ole Miss gets the momentum back catching our receiving team sleeping plus Auburn has had many, many, missed tackles today most of them in the open field.

The Rebels run right down the field the score coming on a rush from the five.  Poor defense with the offense showing some life.

38 - 24 Ole Miaa

The offense responds. 11 yard touchdown run by Ashford.   We’ve got a shootout.

38 - 31 Ole Miss

We go to the fourth quarter as on fourth and one their running back moved  before the snap but it wasn’t called.

FOURTH QUARTER

OM makes a 41 FG.

41 - 31 Ole Miss

Down by 10 with 12:28 to go.

First play Bigsby rambles 50 yards to the OM 25.

20 yards for Hunter to the Ole Miss 4.

Ashford runs into his offensive lineman but goers down at the 6.  Should have a touchdown.

False start on Auburn after a flagrant non call on Ole Miss.

Last three plays bad play calling and execution.

First and goal on the four and we can’t get into the end zone.

The FG is good with 9:05 to go.

41 - 34 Ole Miss

On third and one from the Auburn 41 there is a touchdown run.  We can’t stop their offense.

48 - 34 Ole Miss

And now with 6:26 to go there is a weather delay of at least 30 minutes.

The Tigers cannot advance to the end zone.  An interception on 4th and 10 ends our last possession.

Two early turnovers leading to two touchdowns.  Down 21 to 0 the Tigers fight back.  A successful onside kick to stem Auburn’s comeback momentum.  Poor tackling all game.  A powerful Rebel run game.

FINAL SCORE

48-34 OLE MISS

10-8-22 The Georgia Game

 It's still strange to be playing Georgia in October.  No more Amen Corner.  Auburn hasn't won in Athens since 2005.  Auburn will not win today.  The line is about 29.  Surely this is the biggest Auburn-Georgia line ever.  Auburn is 3 & 2.  The Bulldogs are undefeated and ranked #2.  I will record only the barest facts.

FIRST QUARTER

No score.

SECOND QUARTER

7-0 Georgia 11:42 left

14-0 Georgia 8:45 left

THIRD QUARTER

14-3 Georgia 11:51 left

21-3 Georgia 7:07 left

FOURTH QUARTER

28-3 Georgia 14:49 left

35-3 Georgia 11:10 left

35-10 Georgia 9:51 left

42-10 Georgia 4:45 left

Final Score

10-1-22 The LSU Game

Here we go again with another chapter in the zany Auburn-LSU series going back many years with so many strange unpredictable games.  Coach Harsin is under serious fire and speaking of fire is not expected to be retained.  Auburn is a 7 point underdog at home.  Every picker in the country is picking LSU and rightly so.  The game is on ESPN in the 6 pm slot.

FIRST QUARTER

Auburn receives with Robby Ashford at QB and the freshman Grenier the backup.

On the kickoff Auburn receiving an LSU player has to be carted off the field.  

First play injury.  Slow start to this game.

Auburn comes out playing fast.  

First down the AU 45.  Now dropping the fast play.

On third and 8 from the Auburn 47 Ashford scrambles and throws the 53 TD pass to a wide-open Ja-Varrius Johnson.  The Tigers throws the first punch.

Auburn 7  LSU 0

LSU goes three and out with 3 incomplete passes.

Auburn has come out throwing.

Three and out for the Tigers.

The punt rolls dead at the LSU 25.  A clock in the back moves the ball back.

LSU is playing fast.

We give up a third nd 7 to get LSU just across midfield.

LSU punts from our 44.

Auburn is punting from our 30 after one first down.  Our offense continues to be inconsistent.  LSU starts on their 25.

Sack on third and 11.  LSU is three and out.

The LSU punt rolls dead on the one.  We have faced this yr some awfully tough punting.

There is a clutch third completion to JJ to the 25.

The first quarter is history.

7-0 Auburn

SECOND QUARTER

Good first quarter start but we've done this before before fading.

First play of the quarter a long completion to the LSU 18.

Next play pass to the end zone to wide open receiver Camden Brown.

Auburn has come out slinging the ball down the field.

Auburn 14  LSU 0

LSU is three and out again.

JJ returns the punt across our 40.

First down to the LSU 49.

Completion to the LSU 18 but immediately back five yards on the next snap.

We move to third and four with a timeout.

We move to 4th and 4 for the FG attempt.

Auburn 17   LSU 0

9:38 left

LSU is out to their 40.

LSU moves to fourth and six.  The punt is caught on the 15 but LSU is flagged for interfering with the fair catch.

Disaster strikes as it usually does at some point in this series.  Ashford is stripped of the ball before he can get the pass off and it is ruled a fumble.  An LSU defender scoops and scores.

Auburn 17  LSU 7

Auburn is first and 10 just across midfield.

Auburn is on the LSU 24 first down.

Now we face third and nine.

We move to fourth down.

The 40 yarder is just wide right.  Carlson is not having a good year.  1:56 left.

We stop them on third and 10 but sure as the world the refs bail LSU out with a penalty on us.

LSU moves to midfield.

LSU moves to third and 6 just across midfield.

LSU moves to first and goal with 33 seconds left with a completion to a wide-open receiver.

With 18 seconds left at the one yd line line their QB fakes to the

 RB and scoots in on the right side.

Auburn 17  LSU 14

THIRD QUARTER

LSU starts three and out.  Auburn starts on the 33.

The Tigers are three and out just short of the first down though there was a penalty on us.

We sure needed a drive there.

LSU fair catches at their 9.

LSU seems to be starting a drive. I have a feeling that if they score that will be it.

LSU moves to 4th and 4 on our 47.  Auburn ball but what can we do with it?

The Tigers convert third and 25.

We have an open receiver on almost every play if the pass is accurate and caught.

We mover to fourth and 10.  We for it rather than a long FG attempt but the pass is incomplete.

LSU picks up a quick first down to our 45.

First down LSU to our 35.  to our 20.

Touchdown run from the 20 on missed tackles.

Auburn 17  LSU 24

Okay either our offense responds right here or this game is over.

Good passing first down from the 25 first play on this possession.

Quickly into LSU territory.

As the quarter winds down we move to fourth down.  We go for it and fortunately there is a penalty on LSU.  First down run as the quarter ends Auburn driving.

FOURTH QUARTTER

The Tigers convert a 4th and one inside the ten.

Bad play on first down.

On second and goal handoff to a receiver who floats an interception inside the LSU five.  Personal foul on LSU but still their ball.  Only in the LSU game would something like this happen.  The offense cannot close the deal.

11:58 left.

10 minutes left with Georgia punting from their end and we get the ball back around midfield.

The offense no can go and we are punting on 4th and 13 with 8:19 left.  LSU on their 14.  We are certainly down to cases.

We force a punt but JJ clearly muffs the punt---it goes fight thru him.   That's that with five minutes to but on the next play their RB fumbles and we recover but a long way to go to win this game from our 32

Big run on first down from Bigsby across midfield.    First down on the 35 with 3 minutes left.  Minimal gain from Bigsby.  On second down Ashford throws the interception as it looks like their defender took the ball away from receiver with 2:18 left.  LSU will win.

The strain shows on Harsin's face on TV.

FINAL SCORE

24-17 LSU