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Charles Barkley on Auburn: ‘If y’all gonna be down there baptizing people, please pray for better quarterback play’

"If y'all gonna be down there baptizing people, please pray for better quarterback play."

Hugh Freeze refused to believe reporter’s fact-check on Kirby Smart’s title game timeline

"His second year? That's...I don't know that that's accurate..."

Charles Barkley says he’s changing his will to help Black students after Supreme Court affirmative action ruling

"I was talking to my friends and said, 'I need to make sure Black folks always have a place at Auburn. So, I’m gonna change my will and make it exclusive for Black students—all $5 million.'"

SEC Network announcer has unfortunate slip of the tongue while attempting to say ‘Turn the clock back’

"I know it's after midnight."

Lane Kiffin calls out reporter who falsely reported his move to Auburn

"I appreciate Jon for creating all that chaos that he created with his false information."

Hugh Freeze denies SI report he agreed to turn over social media accounts, but confirms someone else has been running them

Freeze called Pat Forde's SI report "not accurate," but also said "somebody else has been running" his Twitter account over the past few weeks, and there "may be wisdom in" having someone else do that.

ESPN’s Chris Low slammed for water-carrying tweet about Hugh Freeze: ‘Everyone has a past’

"There will be a lot of talk about Hugh Freeze’s missteps at Ole Miss, but everyone has a past."

Mississippi reporter Jon Sokoloff provides rationale for Lane Kiffin-Auburn reporting

"It's the job to report on solid information. That information can and does change."

Lane Kiffin’s strategy of Twitter pushback on Jon Sokoloff’s report has merit, but raises the stakes

Either Sokoloff or Kiffin is going to be proven wrong in short order.

Miami’s Jim Larranaga attributes upset win over Auburn to watching Charles Barkley on CBS

"I thought to myself, ‘Man, no one wants to see that, Chuck.'"

SEC COVID-19 issues see Alabama-LSU threatened, Auburn-Mississippi State postponed, problems elsewhere

One SEC game this week has already been postponed, and others could be, including the CBS game of Alabama-LSU.

A national anti-Tommy Tuberville ad on CBS cited a 2017 SB Nation piece for Tuberville’s 1998 “pine box” quote

Yes, Tommy Tuberville said "They'd have to carry me out of here in a pine box" in 1998 while the head coach at Ole Miss, before leaving for the Auburn job the next week. But citing a 2017 SB Nation piece for that quote is an interesting choice.

So why won’t Auburn let Lee Corso wear their mascot headgear on College GameDay?

You can blame the Auburn mascot code...

Jason Benetti apologizes after joking about ‘Ride for Rod’ Auburn student section on ESPN broadcast

"Ride for Rod" was in honor of Auburn play-by-play man Rod Bramblett, who passed away in May. Jason Benetti was unaware of the reason for the painting at first, and joked that it was in reference to Rod Gilmore.

Ernie Johnson mocks Charles Barkley for repeated use of “we” for Auburn, Kenny Smith says “He’s French!”

"And again, there's that we again." "He's French!" "And WE will be back with more on AT&T at the Half."

Charles Barkley had a great reaction to the crazy Auburn-New Mexico State ending

Barkley experienced a whole roller coaster of emotions.

LSU-Auburn inspired media insanity, from fan trying to invade LSU radio booth to correction-laden AL.com article

LSU-Auburn gave us not one, but two remarkable media stories.

NFL draft prospect John Franklin III says Netflix’s ‘Last Chance U’ “changed my life tremendously”

"I like it a lot, because it gave me a platform to be able to reach out and help others through my story and through my journey. I get a lot of positive response back from a lot of people around the world — Germany, France, Paris, a lot of places that use my story and it keeps them going."

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