The Rundown, Ep. 685 (7-1-25)
The AuburnSports.com Rundown
Bryan Matthews, Caleb Jones, Jay G. Tate and our old friend (and new teammate) Jeffrey Lee reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around some difficult days for Auburn football recruiting. Also included: • Merger chatter. Isn't this grand? • It's Nike Day! Why can't Auburn get this stuff for sale for another three weeks? Jeffrey says it's prime JABA. • Let's briefly discuss Hugh Freeze's affinity for golf ... • Let's go into great detail about what's wrong with Auburn's overall recruiting effort and why this 2026 class will be so...
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The Rundown, Ep. 684 (6-24-25)
The AuburnSports.com Rundown
Bryan Matthews, Caleb Jones, Brian Stultz and Jay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around the football team's difficult few weeks from a recruiting perspective. The guys also discuss: • Devin Carter and Shadarius Toodle flipping away from the Tigers. • The state of QB recruiting must be considered along with the current QB room. • What do we think about Bryson Beaver? • What can Hugh Freeze learn from Billy Napier? • Reviewing the team's assets in the RB room and wondering how that will look this fall. • Baseball adds another key piece to the...
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The Rundown, Ep. 683 (6-10-25)
The AuburnSports.com Rundown
Bryan Matthews, Caleb Jones and Jay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around the football team's HUGE recruiting month and official visit windows. The guys also discuss: • One new player to the 2026 class and the first guy nestles into the '27 class • What are the Tigers' plans at tight end moving forward? They're looking for a few right now • Is Kaiden Prothro the best of them all? • A 5-star tailback and a 5-star wideout and a 5-star safety will be here this weekend • The baseball season ended bitterly last weekend. What happened? • Can we...
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The Rundown, Ep. 682 (6-5-25)
The AuburnSports.com Rundown
Bryan Matthews, Caleb Jones, Brian Stultz and Jay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around the baseball team's upcoming SUPER REGIONAL SHOWDOWN with the hated Chanticleers from Coastal Carolina. That wasn't the only thing discussed today; there were other ancillary points made: • Coastal has good hitting, pitching, fielding. • They're 36-0 when leading after six innings. • Should the Tigers start Carson Myers? • How did the Tigers' first big OV weekend of June go? • Is Auburn in the best position to get 5-star safety Jireh Edwards? • Can...
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The Rundown, Ep. 681 (5-29-25)
The AuburnSports.com Rundown
Bryan Matthews, Caleb Jones and Jay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around Tahhad Pettiford's decision to return to Auburn for his sophomore season. That wasn't the only thing discussed today; there were other ancillary points made: • What about the new Serbian, Filip Jovic? What can he do? • Auburn now has 11 players on scholarship. B-Matt loves the array. • Caleb previews a big weekend for football recruiting. • Why has LB/DE Jaquez Wilker become so important? • Will Auburn keep the Baltimore pipeline cranking? • Baseball earned a VERY...
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The Rundown, Ep. 680 (5-13-25)
The AuburnSports.com Rundown
Bryan Matthews, Daniel Locke, Caleb Jones and Jay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around the baseball team's rise into the top echelons of the SEC and, potentially, the NCAA Tournament bracket. That wasn't the only thing discussed today; there were other ancillary points made: • The series win against South Carolina was comprehensive. • What must the Tigers accomplish this weekend to secure a Top 4 SEC seed? • What got into Guevara last weekend? He was 12-for-15 last weekend! • Softball is playing in the Tallahassee Regional as a 2 seed....
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The Rundown, Ep. 679 (5-6-25)
The AuburnSports.com Rundown
Bryan Matthews, Daniel Locke, Brian Stultz, Caleb Jones and Jay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around our view of which football players will be BREAKOUT performers this fall. That was the only thing discussed today, but there were other ancillary points made: • What even constitutes a "breakout" player? • What is Carlos Moore planning to do? • Baseball got a MASSIVE series win at Tennessee last weekend. • How good is Butch's team? What is the ceiling? • What should be expected this weekend against South Carolina? • Softball got...
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The Rundown, Ep. 678 (4-29-25)
The AuburnSports.com Rundown
Bryan Matthews, Daniel Locke, Brian Stultz, Caleb Jones and Jay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around portal additions (plus a few subtractions) for the football and basketball programs. That was the only thing discussed today, but there were other ancillary points made: • B-Matt and Caleb provide their plus/minus assessments of football signings. • Could Hugh Freeze still add a player or two? • Losing Bradyn Joiner hurts a bit ... but good for him! • B-Matt says he's excited to cover one basketball portaler more than others. • Does Auburn...
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The Rundown, Ep. 677 (4-12-25)
The AuburnSports.com Rundown
Bryan Matthews, Daniel Locke, Brian Stultz and Jay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around the Tigers' A-Day Practice event inside Jordan-Hare Stadium. That was the only thing discussed today, but there were other ancillary points made: • Perry Thompson looked terrific. • What's next for Perry Thompson? • Deuce Knight seemed solid. • The "scrimmage" was not very impressive, though it was second- and third-team guys. • The crowd was bigger than expected. The show is presented by VooDoo Wing Company with locations in Auburn, Mobile,...
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The Rundown, Ep. 676 (4-2-25)
The AuburnSports.com Rundown
Bryan Matthews, Caleb Jones, Daniel Locke and Jay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around the Tigers' advancement into the second Final Four in program history. Other things were discussed as well, including: • What's the latest with Johni Broome's injury? • What can we reasonably expect from Chad? • Who is this team's second-best player? • What do we think about Florida? • What have we learned about this football team? • What are we expecting from Big Cat Weekend, which begins Friday. • Baseball gets Alabama at home this weekend. •...
info_outlineBryan Matthews, Caleb Jones, Daniel Locke andJay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around the Tigers' top-rated basketball team in less-than-perfect form heading into its regular-season finale.
Other things were discussed as well, including:
• The recruiting paradigm for Big Cat and A-Day. (They differ.)
• Who is J'Vari Flowers and why is he suddenly important?
• Auburn scored a BIG win at Kentucky!
• Auburn flopped at Texas A&M!
• What is going on with Johni?
• Chaney Johnson doesn't deserve a pass, though.
• What's up with Denver Jones?
• Auburn has a BIG one at home Saturday.
• Johnnie Harris is in trouble. (She's since been fired.)
• Baseball is SURGING!
• Softball is SURGING!
The show ends with a tight supply of salutations and commendations for the most outstanding contributions on The Bunker, our award-winning message board. A good time was had by all.
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