Welcome to the all-encompassing pre-game post. I'll be updating things here leading up to the game, so be sure to check back.Oh, and follow the blog on Twitter for instant updates.
- DE Nosa Eguae showed up to the stadium wearing a protective boot on his right foot. That's not going to help Auburn's depth at defensive end, where freshman Dee Ford is the only other player listed on the two-deep. I imagine Zac Clayton and Nick Fairley will see some time there as backups to Antonio Coleman and Michael Goggans.
- Head coach Gene Chizik got very animated trying to get the Tiger Walk crowd pumped up as he came into the stadium. This is a big day for him and it looks like he knows it.
- There's some rain a-comin'. We'll see if -- make that when -- it gets here. (Update: Check that. It's kind of moving Northeast. Maybe it will miss the stadium.)
- As you might have noticed from the picture, Auburn went with an orange AU logo. Last year, it was blue.
- Looks like Auburn coaches will be wearing orange on the sideline today. Wide receivers coach Trooper Taylor is out there in an orange windbreaker right now.
- Kodi Burns is out working with the quarterbacks in the pre-game. Only four are dressed -- Burns, Chris Todd, Neil Caudle and Tyrik Rollison. Looks like Clint Moseley will be redshirting, as if we didn't know that already.
- WR Darvin Adams is dressed out. We've been hearing he might not play. We'll see.
- Don't know what this means, but we have not seen LB Eltoro Freeman out there stretching with the team in the pre-game.
- UPDATE: Eguae definitely not playing. He's not dressed out. Still wearing a protective boot.
- LB Adam Herring working with the first group on defense during warmups in Freeman's place. UPDATE: Herring just announced as the starter.
- Nice round of applause for quarterback Chris Todd in the pre-game. It sounds like Auburn fans are coming around on him.
- Adams announced as starter at WR along with Terrell Zachery and Tommy Trott.
- Wow, quite the War Eagle. Spirit flew around for at least 40 seconds before going through the goal posts and to midfield. Best one I've seen yet.
1 comment:
it's not good to start a season off with Dee Ford as the only guy at DE on the two deep going into the first game... coleman, bynes or ziemba gets hurt and it might be a long season
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