The Rundown, Ep. 704 (11-18-25)
The AuburnSports.com Rundown
Bryan Matthews, Caleb Jones and Jay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around the decision to sit Ashton Daniels against Mercer this weekend. Also: Who actually starts against Mercer then? DJ Durkin says every day is a job interview. What's going on with the Tigers' search for a new head coach? Does Lane Kiffin's situation affect Auburn? Is Jon Sumrall a good coach? The Iron Bowl will be contested at night this season. The Fightin' Pearls played well against Houston, but not quite well enough. Keyshawn Hall is a very bad man. Shoutouts. The show is...
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The Rundown, Ep. 703 (11-11-25)
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 overtime loss at Vanderbilt. Also: Auburn's offense sure was good the other day. Was Hugh Freeze really that big of a drain on the offensive operation? Ashton Daniels put together one of the greatest single games from an Auburn quarterback. It's like magic getting the ball to Auburn's best players, huh? Preston Howard needs to step it up. Xavier Chaplin needs to step it up. What happened to the defense? Did Durkin's head-coach work affect the defense? Does...
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The Rundown, Ep. 702 (11-3-25)
The AuburnSports.com Rundown
Bryan Matthews, Caleb Jones and Jay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around the dismissal of Hugh Freeze and the promotion of defensive coordinator DJ Durkin. Also: • How did Auburn manage just three points against UK? • Freeze knew he was cooked after that one. • John Cohen says "I am the committee," which is pretty strong. • What about him saying "close doesn't matter?" • Cohen thinks Auburn is the best job out there, but will others agree? • Who are the big names in this search? • Derrick Nix will call plays for a change. • What...
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The Rundown, Ep. 701 (10-28-25)
The AuburnSports.com Rundown
Bryan Matthews, Caleb Jones and Jay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around Hugh Freeze's decision to not name a starter at quarterback ahead of the UK game. Also: • Auburn won a conference game! • What else does Ashton Daniels need to do to lock down the job? • What happens with Daniels' redshirt status now? • Why does Hugh Freeze give Jackson Arnold so many passes? • Who is responsible for the Tigers' red-zone struggles? Shouldn't it be on the primary play-caller? • Injury updates on Cam Coleman, Horatio Fields, Durell Robinson • Is...
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The Rundown, Ep. 700 (10-21-25)
The AuburnSports.com Rundown
Bryan Matthews, Caleb Jones and Jay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around Hugh Freeze's job status after another 0-4 start to league play. Also: • Auburn lost again. • How does Hugh Freeze still have a job? • Does this mean John Cohen isn't a big fan of DJ Durkin? • Maybe it's because Cohen has something else in mind? • Hugh says he'd LOVE to have some public support from Cohen 😀 • Is Hugh actually willing to make a change at quarterback? • Connor Lew is out for the season. That's really not good. • The football team...
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The Rundown, Ep. 699 (10-14-25)
The AuburnSports.com Rundown
Bryan Matthews, Caleb Jones and Jay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around Damari Alston's departure from the football program. Also: • Why did Alston ask to redshirt? • Is Freeze right to be upset about that request? • Is Alston's course of action tantamount to quitting? • Maybe Freeze was right to be upset but wrong to be off-putting in the press conference Monday? • Why is Alston so popular among teammates? • Can Auburn make things work without Alston? • Why is it OK for Ashton Daniels to redshirt but not Alston? • Speaking of...
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The Rundown, Ep. 698 (10-7-25)
The AuburnSports.com Rundown
Bryan Matthews, Caleb Jones and Jay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around Hugh Freeze talking about taking personal responsibility for the team's issues. Other things discussed: • Is Jackson Arnold too risk-averse? • Is that fixable? • Freeze says Xavier Chaplin has a hearing problem. Whut? • Should we care that Freeze takes these losses personally? • Getting out of 3rd-and-Long seems like a good idea, yeah. • How long will Horatio Fields be out? A while. • How good is UGA? • Will the night game at J-H actually give this Auburn team a...
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The Rundown, Ep. 697 (9-30-25)
The AuburnSports.com Rundown
Bryan Matthews and Jay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around the alarming state of Auburn football. Other things discussed: • Auburn loses at Texas A&M in ugly fashion. • They really went 0-for-13 on third down? • They really finished with only 177 yards of offense. • They really didn't register a designed RB run until the fifth possession? • They really averaged 4.5 yards per carry and only ran it eight times? • They really allowed 20 TFLs in these past two games? • What's happened to Hugh Freeze's play-calling ability? • He's...
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The Rundown, Ep. 696 (9-23-25)
The AuburnSports.com Rundown
Bryan Matthews, Caleb Jones and Jay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around Bruce Pearl's decision to retire. Other things discussed: • Bruce Pearl sure was a stud as head coach, guys. • He did a LOT of things well. • Steven Pearl is not Bruce Pearl. • Football lost a really weird game at Oklahoma. • The SEC acknowledges that officials greviously missed a key call. • That's not even counting the missed calls that we're addressed publicly via conference communiqué. • Jackson Arnold holds the ball too long, doesn't he? Why? •...
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The Rundown, Ep. 695 (9-16-25)
The AuburnSports.com Rundown
Bryan Matthews, Caleb Jones and Jay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around the Tigers' middling win over South Alabama. Other things discussed: • What's going on with the Tigers' defense? • Are there solutions for the secondary issues? • What is the deal with 3rd-and-Durkin? • How good is Jeremiah Cobb? Opinions are mixed. • Jackson Arnold is an interesting player to assess. • Does Cam Coleman need more touches? • What does Amaris WIlliams' injury mean for the DL? • Would you be willing to play Eric Winters over Kaleb...
info_outlineBryan Matthews, Caleb Jones and Jay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around the Tigers' advancement into the NCAA Sweet Sixteen for only the sixth time in school history.
Other things were discussed as well, including:
• Did the win against Creighton clear up any concerns?
• What will Auburn face against Michigan?
• What do we think of Tre Donaldson? Friend or foe?
• How can Auburn repel the Wolverines' massive front line?
• Spring Football Practice enters its second week. What's happening?
• Hugh Freeze updated his health situation after being diagnosed with cancer.
• A bittersweet moment for Mike Blanc.
• Caleb gets us up to speed on recruiting. Much is happening!
• Larry Vickers has been hired to lead the women's program.
• Baseball got off to a nice start in league play — but now they face UGA.
• Softball is in a nasty skid.
The show ends with a very short list 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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