Jonathan Matlock

Subject: The Car’s Not Starting — It’s Time to Turn the Keys Over Mr. Cohen, As I sit here at Talladega, watching the YellaWood 500, surrounded by roaring engines and loyal fans, I can’t help but think about Auburn football — and how one machine keeps breaking down every

What a gut punch. Auburn had Missouri beat — at home, in double overtime, with the defense doing everything short of scoring the points themselves — and still found a way to lose 23–17. It was the same movie Auburn fans have been forced to watch for two seasons under Hugh

The Steven Pearl era at Auburn tipped off in unforgettable fashion Wednesday night, as the No. 20 Tigers fell 97–95 in overtime to Oklahoma State in the “Ballin’ in Boutwell” exhibition in Birmingham. It was chaotic, physical, and sloppy — exactly the kind of first test that exposes what needs

The Steven Pearl era officially gets its first test tonight as No. 20 Auburn takes on Oklahoma State in the annual “Ballin’ in Boutwell” exhibition at Boutwell Auditorium in Birmingham. It’s the unofficial start of a new chapter for Auburn basketball — and the first public look at a team

Let’s be clear: Auburn isn’t just playing Missouri this weekend — they’re playing for their season, and maybe Hugh Freeze’s job. After the Georgia meltdown, Auburn fans are still seething. The officiating was a disaster, sure — but the bigger truth was harder to ignore: when the chaos

Auburn didn’t lose to Georgia because of one bad call. Auburn lost because when everything started to go wrong, Hugh Freeze had no answers. Yeah, the officiating was terrible. Everyone saw it. The fumble that should’ve been a touchdown. The phantom timeout. The targeting calls that somehow only

The Big Ten’s latest move isn’t just bold — it’s a line-crossing moment for college athletics. A $2.4 billion capital deal sounds like progress, but what it really does is open the door for Wall Street to start writing the rules in college sports. It’s being

The 130th edition of the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry between Auburn and #10 Georgia isn’t just another game on the SEC slate — it’s a referendum. For Hugh Freeze, this is the night that could completely redefine his tenure at Auburn. For Georgia, it’s about proving that

Auburn men’s basketball enters a new era with a familiar face at the helm. After 11 years, two Final Fours, and five SEC championships, Bruce Pearl stepped down on September 22, 2025, handing the program over to his son, Steven Pearl, who becomes the youngest head coach in the

You can blame the baseball gods all you want. Tommy John surgeries, broken elbows, strained hamstrings, shredded shoulders — sure, the Braves’ 2025 season looked cursed. But when every arm in your rotation explodes, your bullpen crumbles, and you burn through an MLB-record 71 pitchers just to finish the schedule, that’