Author: Josh Vitale, Montgomery Advertiser

Starting slow finally caught up to No. 4 Auburn, which lost its first game of the season against rival Alabama in Tuscaloosa.

Auburn’s stout defense wasn’t enough to slow down Minnesota, which piled up nearly 500 yards in an Outback Bowl defeat of the Tigers.

The illegal substitution penalty on Alabama that sealed Auburn’s victory in the Iron Bowl was a part of Gus Malzahn’s plan all along.

JaTarvious “Boobee” Whitlow, the SEC’s second-leading rusher and touchdown leader, will miss 4-6 weeks for Auburn after undergoing knee surgery.

Bo Nix was just 13-for-31 Saturday, but he came up big when it mattered most as Auburn took down Oregon in a big non-conference showdown.

The Clemson transfer quarterback closely considered Auburn before deciding to play out his final season of college football at Missouri.

Bramblett began working for Auburn University in 1993 and made legendary calls as the radio voice of Tigers football, men’s basketball and baseball.

Sam Cerio is an All-SEC gymnast, aerospace engineering grad, future Boeing employee who will get married in June. Injuries are just part of her story.

Auburn wasn’t expected to make a long NCAA tournament run. But the Tigers believed and now they’re in the Final Four after beating Kentucky.