The Rundown, Ep. 652 (9-16-24)
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Bryan Matthews, Henry Patton, Caleb Jones, Brian Stultz and Jay G. Tate reconvene in the Old Football Complex to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers on the Tigers' win over New Mexico and Hank Brown's excellent work during his first college start. Also: • Camden Brown had a nice redemption arc. • What about Brandon Frazier's injury? • New combinations along the offensive front worked out fairly well. • Speaking of redemption arcs, what about Bradyn Joiner! • What's up with Kayin Lee? • Kaleb Harris sure is playing a lot! • New packages for Malcolm Simmons and...
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The Rundown, Ep. 651 (9-9-24)
The AuburnSports.com Rundown
Bryan Matthews, Henry Patton, Caleb Jones, Brian Stultz and Jay G. Tate reconvene in the Old Football Complex to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers on the Tigers' stunning, 21-14 loss to the Cal Golden Bears. • What happened to Payton Thorne? • Why did they stop running the ball during the second half? • Is Hugh Freeze accepting enough accountability here? • Does Freeze regret not ponying up for a big-name portal quarterback? • The offensive line is a serious issue, too. • Are there solutions in the secondary? • What will it take for Auburn to hold this excellent...
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The Rundown, Ep. 650 (9-2-24)
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Bryan Matthews, Henry Patton, Caleb Jones, Brian Stultz and Jay G. Tate reconvene in the Rane Room to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers on the Tigers' comprehensive, 73-3 victory over Alabama A&M in their season opener. • Payton Thorne was the biggest benefactor of the team's most obvious upgrade. • Those freshman WRs are really something, huh? • Tyler Johnson, welcome to the show. • Defense had their share of standouts, too. • The future of SEC Injury Reports. • Who will commit next? Deuce Knight? Melendez? Kromah? Offord? The show ends with a tidy supply of...
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The Rundown, Ep. 649 (8-27-24)
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Bryan Matthews, Henry Patton, Brian Stultz and Jay G. Tate reconvene at VooDoo Wing Company discuss the most pressing news, which today centers on the depth chart heading into the Alabama A&M game. Is Percy Lewis part of the problem or part of the solution along the offensive front? Is the staff reluctant to made Caleb Wooden their ride-or-die guy at safety? What about DJ Durkin naming 37 defensive starters? The guys then delve into their season predictions. Six wins? Seven wins? Eight? More? Caleb then jumps in to discuss the Tigers' newest commit, DE Nate Marshall from Illinois, who was...
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The Rundown, Ep. 648 (8-20-24)
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Bryan Matthews, Henry Patton, Brian Stultz and Jay G. Tate reconvene at VooDoo Wing Company discuss the most pressing news, which today centers on a MASSIVE news dump from Hugh Freeze during "Tiger Talk" on Monday night. He said Hank Brown will be the team's QB2. He said D-Wade is moving back to tackle and will replace Percy Lewis, who is now moving inside. That unexpected. The guys also discuss injuries to Keionte Scott and Austin Keys — two of the squad's most important defensive players. Will this new offensive braintrust actually yield more points per game this fall? The guys have...
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The Rundown, Ep. 647 (8-13-24)
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Bryan Matthews, Caleb Jones, Henry Patton, Brian Stultz and Jay G. Tate reconvene in the Rane Room to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers on the BIG (WEEKEND) SCRIMMAGE and the Tigers' second week of fall camp. The offense was just so-so in the scrimmage. Is that a big deal? Not really. Plus, the young wideouts really were terrific and the defense, well, it played well — at least the first- and second-team guys — from start to finish. All in all, that's what you'd expect at this stage. We're starting to get a picture of which "new" players are in the mix...
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The Rundown, Ep. 646 (8-6-24)
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Bryan Matthews, Caleb Jones, Henry Patton, Brian Stultz and Jay G. Tate reconvene at VooDoo Wing Company in Auburn to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers on the FIRST WEEK OF (FALL) PRACTICE. It's early. They're not even in full pads yet. Still, it's becoming clear that the freshman wideouts are a special group and that a somewhat forgotten interior OL is making a bit of a splash so far. Bottom line: Is this all going to help Payton Thorne be better this season? Or will he be best? The staff deliberates these questions. Auburn added three more commits since our last show. Caleb...
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The Rundown, Ep. 645 (7-30-24)
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Bryan Matthews, Caleb Jones, Brian Stultz and Jay G. Tate reconvene at VooDoo Wing Company in Auburn to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers on BIG CAT WEEKEND. Or should we call it THE BIGGEST CAT WEEKEND? Auburn used its premier recruiting event of the year to land EIGHT commits — including a number of four-star players on the precipice of a jump to five-star status. There was a little bit of everything: Two Alabama flips, a franchise safety, a franchise cornerback, two outstanding young edge defenders plus a linebacker and a punter. Hugh Freeze is FILLIN' UP THE GROCERY...
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The Rundown, Ep. 644 (7-23-24)
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Bryan Matthews, Caleb Jones, Henry Patton, Brian Stultz and Jay G. Tate reconvene in the Rane Room to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers on our views of the football team's strengths and weaknesses heading into the 2024 season. What's interesting is that we had five panelists and four different answers on weaknesses. Could that be a good thing? We also break down the pressure on Hugh Freeze. He's definitely not on the hot seat, but a poor season this fall could put him on a hot seat. It's time for substantive progress on the field. Let's be real about it. Caleb then breaks...
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The Rundown, Ep. 643 (7-19-24)
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Bryan Matthews, Caleb Jones, Brian Stultz and Jay G. Tate reconvene in the Rane Room to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers on the team's appearance at SEC Media Days. Pressing? Oh yeah. Hugh Freeze discussed several items of interest — including an odd approach toward play-calling-by-committee, his percentage of time devoted toward coaching and his inability (or unwillingness) to change how he approached recruiting in the NIL age. Is he a dinosaur or a principled cat in a shady world? It's really up to each person to decide. Caleb and B-Matt then jump in to discuss football...
info_outlineBryan and Jay G. take a look ahead at A-Day, which will be contested Saturday. Devan Barrett is now a wideout, Jarrett Stidham will throw a football, Noah Igbinoghene will play defense, several intriguing newcomers will make their Jordan-Hare Stadium debuts. They discuss it all. The show is presented by VooDoo Wing Company.