Posts by Michael Brauner — Page 9

The Auburn Corner: Auburn is going to win the Iron Bowl

The Auburn Tigers head into the final bye week of the season with two more games on the horizon following another close loss, but the first game of the DJ Durkin era felt a little bit different than the ineptitude of the way they kept losing games under Hugh Freeze. For the first time this […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide has to pick itself back up after the second loss of the season, falling at home for the first time of the Kalen DeBoer era in a frustrating loss to the Oklahoma Sooners this past weekend. Despite the defeat — which was the second straight at the hands of Oklahoma — […]

UAB Samford football

The UAB Blazers are setting up a true Magic City showdown. Over the weekend, UAB announced a two-game nonconference football series with cross-town foe Samford, pairing the Birmingham programs at Protective Stadium in 2026 and 2027 – their first meetings in 34 years. The Blazers and Bulldogs will square off on October 3, 2026, and […]

Auburn football Jordan Hare Stadium at night Iron Bowl 2025

The Iron Bowl is being held this season at Jordan-Hare Stadium in a game that the Alabama Crimson Tide is likely now going to need to win in order to make the SEC Championship game and College Football Playoff after falling to Oklahoma this past weekend. That goal for Alabama might have just gotten even […]

Former Auburn Tigers head coach, current U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville, and frontrunner to become Governor of Alabama in 2026 is being inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame as part of the 2026 class, announced on Monday. Tuberville was named alongside fellow 2026 inductees: Former Major League Baseball star pitcher Jeff Brantley His former […]

Another week is upon the college football watching public, and things are starting to heat up now midway through November and only a few games left in the race for conference titles and of course ultimately the College Football Playoff. In this state, the Alabama Crimson Tide face a massive test at home against Oklahoma […]

ESPN’s College GameDay host Pat McAfee has one of the more popular daily shows in sports media, and this week, he had a very special guest join the program in the 45th and 47 President of the United States, Donald J. Trump. President Trump made an appearance this week on the Pat McAfee show, and […]

The Auburn Tigers are in the midst of a full blown search for their next head coach after parting ways with Hugh Freeze following two and a half seasons which simply did not produce enough wins for fans or administration to be satisfied. Despite the momentum Freeze was able to create on the recruiting trail, […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide is set to face its third potential revenge game of the season after rectifying two of last season’s losses this year in Tennessee and Vanderbilt. Now, Alabama gets the chance to host Oklahoma at home after a loss in Norman last year effectively ended their chances at the College Football Playoff. […]

On paper, the Alabama Crimson Tide is ripping through the SEC schedule. They’ve won eight games in a row and are entering the final stretch of the season with only one loss. The only two true tests remaining are against Oklahoma and Auburn with Eastern Illinois in between. Since an embarrassing defeat during the first […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide earned another victory on Saturday night in Tuscaloosa over the LSU Tigers, their 13th win in the last 15 editions of the game and their eighth consecutive victory this season since a week one defeat to Florida State. With just three games remaining, the Tide is getting close to locking up […]

The Auburn Tigers are having to rebound and pick themselves up from yet another defeat this past weekend. But this time brought some renewed optimism in the first game of the DJ Durkin era. For the first instance all season, the offense looked competent as they were able to put up 38 points on the […]

The degree to which the Alabama Crimson Tide and the LSU Tigers are rivals has been hotly debated over the years, especially with regards to SEC future scheduling and comparing it to games like the Iron Bowl and Third Saturday in October. When the game comes along every year though, there’s no question it has […]

Though it may be hard for fans to fathom considering we are just entering college football’s final stretch, this year’s NCAA college basketball season is now underway. After an exciting first week in the SEC, that season is now well underway. In the new edition of the weekly AP Poll, the Alabama Crimson Tide climbed […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide handled the LSU Tigers at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday night in a game that did not have the offensive fireworks many were hoping for. With a quarterback matchup that featured Ty Simpson going up against Garrett Nussmeier, it looked like an offensive battle could be brewing. Instead, it was a defensive […]

Chris Hatcher Samford

The Samford Bulldogs are making a change at head coach. Longtime head of the football program Chris Hatcher has been relieved of his duties following a decisive 38-14 home loss to East Tennessee State that moved the Bulldogs to an unsightly 1-9 on the year. In 2022, Hatcher led Samford to an 8-0 conference record […]

Since former Alabama Crimson Tide legendary head coach Nick Saban hung up the whistle and chose to retire almost two years ago, one of the biggest positives has been seeing the way he’s been able to spend time with his family. Coaching is one of the most demanding professions out there, and for as much […]

3 games to watch beyond Alabama and Auburn this weekend

Another week is upon the college football watching public, and with the calendar now turning to November, the games have never meant more as things move toward the culmination of the regular season and ultimately the College Football Playoff. With just a few games left in the season, the stakes are high, conference titles will […]

Over the last couple of weeks, many fans across the country have been unable to watch games they look forward to all week due to an ongoing dispute between YouTube TV and its parent company Google against ESPN and Disney. The dispute has resulted in all ESPN and ABC content not being accessible on YouTube […]

Fans in the SEC are having to brace for what looks like will be the craziest coaching carousel in some time, especially in the conference. With four massive jobs already open in LSU, Florida, Auburn and Arkansas with potentially more to come depending on who hires who and who gets relieved of their duties, things […]

The Auburn Tigers are searching for a new coach following the decision to fire Hugh Freeze after one of his worst losses in three years at home to the dreadful Kentucky Wildcats. Everyone has an opinion as to who director of athletics John Cohen should tap to lead the program, but the unfortunate reality for […]

The Auburn Tigers are once again at the center of the college football media universe this week after finally doing what many thought was inevitable and firing head coach Hugh Freeze. With director of athletics John Cohen beginning the new search — a search he says he and he alone will be making the final […]

The University of Alabama’s Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) entity, Yea Alabama, in collaboration with Bespoken Spirits, is launching Yea Alabama Bourbon line that celebrates the classic hallmarks of the Alabama Crimson Tide. The launch features two expressions tailored for different palates: a 94-proof “The Standard” and a 114-proof “1831 Edition.” Why “1831”? It’s a […]

The Auburn Tigers are on the search for a new football coach after dismissing Hugh Freeze following a humiliating loss to the Kentucky Wildcats over the weekend at home. For as much as everyone wanted things to work with Freeze, it was more clear than ever that this was not going to happen, and a […]