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By NATHAN KING Sports Editor

We’re told to believe a lot during each preseason of college football.

Granted, there’s not much else to do other than talk while waiting on actual gridiron action to return. Coaches across the country expect us to believe assessments of their own players — which are hardly ever negative — and trust that their teams are going to make waves across the college football landscape.

At Auburn’s preseason fall camp, specifically, we were informed by several coaches and players that tight end Sal Cannella has taken on a bigger role and improved from last season in the absence of injured receivers Will Hastings and Eli Stove.

They weren’t bluffing.

It may have been just one catch, but Cannella’s 10-yard touchdown grab on Auburn’s first drive could be called the difference, score-wise, in the Tigers’ 21-16 win over Washington on Saturday in Atlanta.

The score came on an endzone fade to the near sideline. Cannella looked every bit the part of a veteran receiver with his route running, deceiving preseason All-Pac-12 firstteam cornerback Jordan Miller with a stuntand-go to the corner of the endzone.

Jarrett Stidham’s pass was placed perfectly and Cannella went all out for the catch, displaying his striking vertical and landing on his back.

“It was a point of emphasis this summer for me and the other bigger receivers working with the quarterbacks in the red zone,” Cannella said. “We worked on specific routes

every day for three months. It’s nice to finally pay off, honestly.”

In fall camp, teammates and coaches called the former No. 1 JUCO tight end a “mismatch problem.” Gus Malzahn added some merit to those comments by listing Cannella as the starter at slot receiver, the position left vacant by Hastings’ injury, on the team’s first depth chart last Tuesday.

As big-bodied and as athletically gifted as Cannella has always been, the one-time LSU Tiger experienced a polarizing first season at Auburn in 2017.

Cannella caught just three of his eight targets for 31 yards, and none in the last five games of the year, a tremendous downgrade from his seven touchdowns and 15 yards per catch average at Scottsdale (Arizona) Community College in 2016.

“It was different. Coming up from a junior college, there’s no media,” Cannella said. “I see the [public comments]. I talk to my family and friends and try to not let it affect me.

But it did affect me a little bit. At that point I knew I had to go back to what I knew, which is working.

“That’s how I got to Auburn: putting extra hours in, more than anybody. I knew I had good hands.”

Despite the on-field disappointments last season, Cannella remained a popular player among Tiger faithful. Small contingents of the Auburn student section wore his No. 80 jersey with “Cannella” on the back. Auburn blogs and internet celebrities gushed over his

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Williams, Coe earn SEC Player of the Week Honors

By SUMNER MARTIN Sports Writer

Auburn’s defense was dominant against Washington, allowing only 16 points and forcing two turnovers to help the Tigers escape with a 21-16 victory.

Senior linebacker Darrell Williams was named the SEC’s co-defensive Player of the Week and sophomore Nick Coe was named the co-defensive lineman Player of the Week following the win.

Williams led the Tigers with eight tackles, with one tackle for a loss and a fumble recovery. The Hoover native was flying around all game, most no-

tably diving full extension to deflect a pass intended for an open Washington receiver in the end zone to save a touchdown in the fourth quarter.

Coe led Auburn with 36 production points, according to Auburn Athletics’ stats, with four pressures and one quarterback knockdown. Coe was dominant in the red zone, drilling Washington’s Jake Browning on an attempted option play to force a fumble and prevent the Huskies from taking a lead.

Williams shares the co-linebacker of the week honor with LSU linebacker Jacob Phillips and Coe shares the co-defensive lineman award with Alabama’s Quinnen Williams.

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Fans knew a 6-foot-5, 232-pound athletic anomaly wouldn’t be kept down for long.While his now-signature Chanel gold chain glistened in the light of the TV cameras absent in Arizona, the starting wide receiver radiated that same confidence.

“I knew I was about to score,” Cannella said of his touchdown. “I had a lot of confidence in myself. Personally, I feel like I can go up against anybody. That’s just how I am. Coming from high school and junior college and here, that’s been my thing. I can go up and get it. And so I had all the confidence in the world.

“I knew it was about to happen. I even told my friends during the week. We were doing the walk-

through, and they were calling that play, and I was like, ‘This is a guaranteed six. Guaranteed six.’”

Cannella is backed up by true freshman Matthew Hill in the slot. Hill saw time as a blocker and a sideto-side threat at flanker but came away with no receptions.

His fellow first-year wideouts — Anthony Schwartz, Seth Williams and Shedrick Jackson — all earned playing time as well, with Williams making the only contribution in the box score with two catches for 37 yards.

Davis and H-back Chandler Cox tied for the yardage lead with 52 receiving yards apiece. Davis hauled in seven passes, putting him on pace to break his Auburn receptions record of 84 last season.

Stidham finished 22-for-36 for 273 yards and the aforementioned touchdown for his third-most pass attempts as a Tiger (37 vs. Mercer, 43 vs. UCF).

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Kam Martin (9) runs the ball during Auburn Football vs. Washington on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018 in Atlanta, Ga.

O-Line prepared for learning curve

By TYLER ROUSH Assistant Sports Editor

Center Kaleb Kim would be lying if he said he wasn’t nervous for his first career start.

“I’m sure people say if you’re not nervous before games, you probably should quit,” Kim said.

Entering a season-opening win over No. 6 Washington, Auburn’s offensive line was forced to replace four starters from the previous season. Kim, a redshirt junior, earned his first start against the PAC-12’s leading defense in 2017.

Despite the loss of starters, Auburn’s offensive line allowed two sacks and three tackles for loss while pushing forward for 147 cumulative yards. Quarterback Jarrett Stidham threw for 273 yards and a touchdown on 26-of-36 passing.

Kim said that offensive line coach J.B. Grimes was happy with the way his new combination of linemen pulled out the win.

“We like wins,” Kim said. “A win is a win. Obviously, going up against the number six team in the nation is special. We’ll enjoy it and get back to work tomorrow.”

Despite Auburn’s offensive output, Kim said that the offensive line was prepared for the learning curve.

“It’s never going to be as good as you think it’s going to be,” Kim said. “There’s a lot of room for improvement.”

Stidham said he had confidence in his new center after watching Kim practice against defensive tackle

Derrick Brown during fall camp.

“So whenever you get into situations like this, big games like this against nose tackles that are as good as [Brown] was today, you know, it’s just like practice,” Stidham said.

Malzahn said he was impressed by the overall performance of the offensive line and maintained that starting new guys against Washington was the best strategy to gain experience.

“I thought they did a good job,” Malzahn said.

“Their defensive line is extremely well-coached. I think it really can help us moving forward.”

While the defense praised itself on overcoming adversity, Auburn’s offensive line was more focused on getting the pieces together.

Through an offense that averaged 3.3 yards per carry, Auburn’s line pushed forward for a go-ahead touchdown with 6:15 remaining, with Kim at the forefront.

Defensive back Jamel Dean said he was impressed by the team’s ability to come together at the right time.

“We came together as one unit because we knew we struggled to finish last season,” Dean said. “We knew we already had the mindset that we had to win close games.”

Even with a win at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Kim said the offensive line is prepared to fix key mistakes moving forward.

“We’ll get back to the drawing board and figure it out and move forward from there,” Kim said.

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New-look secondary shows signs of development

By ZACH TANTILLO Sports Reporter

Losing three starters from last year’s secondary does not come without some growing pains, and that was apparent in Saturday’s 21-16 victory over No. 6 Washington.

The new group had some miscues throughout the game – including four pass-interference calls and 296 yards given up in the air – but showed a lot of promise that they can return to the unit that was top-20 in the nation in opponent passing efficiency after forcing Browning to a mediocre 56 percent passing.

Newly converted cornerback Noah Igbinoghene played lights out in his first start and showed no signs that last year he played on the opposite side of the ball. With Washington well aware of his lack of experience, Igbinoghene was targeted often, especially in the end zone, with little success for the Huskies. Igbinoghene led the team in pass deflections with both coming on for sure touchdown tosses without a bang-bang play on the ball by the corner.

“I expected to be targeted as a wide receiver moving from cornerback,” Igbinoghene said. “They probably didn’t think I was going to be as good as I was today. I was ready for it.”

Igbinoghene was not the only one to impress as Jamel Dean got his first career interception, even while sporting

a club on his right hand.

“I just saw an opportunity,” Dean said. “He was just trying to throw out of bounds and I knew that was my opportunity to get one.”

Newly positioned safeties Jeremiah Dinson and Daniel Thomas played lights out with Thomas tying for the team lead in tackles and Dinson having seven tackles, one pass deflection, 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack. Freshman Smoke Monday was trusted in the most important drive of the game for the defense and came up huge for the Tigers with the game-clinching sack.

Struggles were evident with man-to-man coverage on the outside, as Browning made his payday on throwing fifty-fifty balls. Even after completing only 56 percent of his passes, Browning averaged 16 yards a completion and forced the four pass interference calls. Dean knows that the man-to-man coverage is something worth visiting in practice.

“We can work on having tighter coverage and actually looking for the ball when we get downfield. It is just still embedded in me to still look at my man the whole time,” Dean said.

Even with the evident miscues, overall, the secondary stepped up when needed. As a group, the challenge of their backs against the wall fuels their play.

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Under pressure: Big Kat Bryant leads defensive charge

By NATHAN KING Sports Editor

All Big Kat Bryant wanted was a sack.

With Auburn narrowly leading Washington 15-13 in the third quarter, he had a shot. Bryant came unblocked from defensive end, right at Washington quarterback Jake Browning. But instead of driving Browning to the ground, Bryant broke the cardinal rule of pass rushing: Never jump at the quarterback.

All 6-foot-5, 254 pounds of the sophomore flew into the air, allowing Browning to scramble out of the pressure for a first down. The Huskies extended that drive into the fourth quarter, scoring a go-ahead field goal behind the leg of Peyton Henry.

Bryant was obviously frustrated on the sidelines.

“He said, ‘I’ve got to get one before the game is over,’” said Auburn defensive tackle Dontavius Russell postgame.

Bryant exacted his revenge on the Huskies’ final possession of the contest, slam-

ming Browning to the turf on 3rd and 13.

A play later, Kevin Steele sent the house on Washington for a 10-yard sack, sealing the deal on the Tigers’ 21-16 victory over UW on Saturday in Atlanta.

“You’re never supposed to jump at the quarterback,” Russell said. “But I’m pretty sure he learned from that. We just tried to encourage him for the next time to put it behind him … Big Kat, he played a little last year, but now his role has increased. I think he’s living up to his expectations.”

“I was encouraging him and everything: ‘Yeah, we all want to get a sack,’” Auburn defensive lineman Nick Coe said. “He wanted to get a sack real bad because on one play, Big Kat was there in like a second. That’s all he talked about. He was like ‘I’m gonna get me a sack.’ And I was like ‘you’re gonna get one, bro.’”

Before that drive, Auburn’s offense took the lead with a 10-yard score from redshirt freshman back JaTarvious Whitlow, sending the orange and blue faithful inside the dome into a frenzy. But the go-ahead score

left just over six minutes on the clock — plenty of time for a Chris Petersen scheme to work in some last-minute magic.

To Washington’s credit, Browning had been crisp against the Tigers’ violent front seven all game long. Sans an errant pass that led to an interception in the first quarter, Browning connected on several precise passes downfield and had worked his way up to 17 of 29 passing for 277 yards and a score He was downright surgical against one-onone coverage from the Auburn defensive backs.

The Auburn defense was happy to shoulder the conceivable calamity of a do-or-die drive.

“We always want that pressure,” Russell said. “To have the game on us, and not put (the offense) in that situation … A lot of people like to put it on the defensive line, but it was the whole defense, collectively, that really had to focus up and win the game. It wasn’t just a defensive line thing.”

Steele illustrated that collective mentality by sending more than just the front four

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late against Browning. Safety Jeremiah Dinson kick-started the scheme by recording a sack on the first play of the fourth quarter.

True freshman safety Smoke Monday, who was on the field for most the Huskies’ final drive, came crashing into the Browning on the 4th-down sack.

Despite having four sacks to its name before Washington’s final offensive play, Auburn’s defense didn’t exactly have Browning all figured out as a runner. The senior QB stood tall in the pocket throughout the top10 showdown, in one instance sustaining a vicious hit from Bryant to complete a pass to Aaron Fuller.

Browning took control of the offense through the air against Auburn’s secondary.

On the ground, Auburn was holding UW rushers to 3.1 yards a carry. Over the top, Browning was averaging 16.4 yards a pop.

In short, sending extra men was risky.

Steele never thought twice about it.

“It’s the confidence in us, secondary,

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LEFT GUARD

CENTER

RIGHT GUARD

RIGHT TACKLE

P. Tega Wanogho (76)

Marquel Harrell (77)

Kaleb Kim (54)

Mike Horton (64)

Jake Driscoll (71)

Bailey Sharp (66)

Tashawn Manning (56)

Nick Brahms (52)

Calvin Ashley (70)

Austin Troxell (68)

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H-BACK

QUARTERBACK

RUNNING BACK

Z WIDE RECEIVER

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Chandler Cox (27)

Jarrett Stidham (8)

Kam Martin (9)

Ryan Davis (23)

Tucker Brown (85)

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Malik Willis (14)

JaTarvious Whitlow (28)

Anthony Schwartz (5)

John Samuel Shenker (47)

Harold Joiner (29)

Joey Gatewood (13) OR

SLOT WIDE RECEIVER

Y WIDE RECEIVER

X WIDE RECEIVER

Sal Cannella (80)

Nate Craig-Myers (3)

Darius Slayton (81)

Matthew Hill (19)

Marquis McClain (17) OR

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Cord Sandberg (24)

Seth Williams (18)

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Javaris Davis (13)

CORNERBACK

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Jeremiah Dinson (20)

Jordyn Peters (15)

Jamel Dean (12)

Noah Igbinoghene (4)

Jamien Sherwood (9)

Smoke Monday (21)

Jayvaughn Myers (18)

Christian Tutt (6)

John Broussard Jr. (22)

DEFENSIVE TACKLE

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DEFENSIVE END

BUCK LINEBACKER

WILL LINEBACKER

Dontavious Russell (95)

Derrick Brown (5)

Marlon Davidson (3)

Nick Coe (91)

Montavious Atkinson (48)

Tyrone Truesdell (94)

Andrew Williams (79)

Big Kat Bryant (1)

T.D. Moultry (55)

Zakoby McClain (35)

Juantavius Johnson (62)

Daquan Newkirk (44)

Gary Walker (97)

Richard Jibunor (27)

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Darrell Williams (49)

Deshaun Davis (55)

Chandler Wooten (31)

K.J. Britt (33)

KICKER Anders Carlson (26)

HOLDER Ian Shannon (43)

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Aidan Marshall (41)

Bill Taylor (60)

Ryan Davis (23)

Arryn Siposs (90)

Clarke Smith (53)

Christian Tutt (6)

Noah Igbinoghene (4) JaTarvious Whitlow (28) Shaun Shivers (25) Asa Martin (20)

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LEFT GUARD

CENTER

RIGHT GUARD

RIGHT TACKLE

De’Andre Brown (75)

Leeward Brown (71)

Carl Thompson (60)

Damian Wilson (69)

Tytus Howard (58)

Trevonte Howard (67)

John Pierce (76)

Jaterrius Gulley (78)

Tracey Jones (73)

Juwan Callines (62)

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QUARTERBACK

RUNNING BACK

Z WIDE RECEIVER

Moses Marshall (82)

DJ Pearson (7)

Ezra Gray (20)

Ishmail Saleem (87)

Larry Brown III (86)

Dakota Rocker (13)

Alex Anderson (5)

Marquez Spencer (81)

SLOT WIDE RECEIVER

Y WIDE RECEIVER

X WIDE RECEIVER

Josh Knight (11)

Jamir Hannah (18)

Wallace Corker (84)

Jeremiah Hixon (1)

Phillip Brown (85)

Michael Jefferson (19)

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NICKELS/STAR

CORNERBACK

CORNERBACK

Joshua Hill (24)

Kurron Ramsey (47)

Dennis Roberts (3)

Jeffrey Hill (6)

Kimar Martin (26)

Kobie Jones (14)

Aaron Pope (27)

Myles Thomas (38)

Keenan Isaac (10)

Miles Williams (37)

DEFENSIVE TACKLE

DEFENSIVE TACKLE

DEFENSIVE END

WILL LINEBACKER

MIKE LINEBACKER

Ricky Haley (44)

Christian Clark (94)

Devin Santana (57)

Darius King (50)

Darron Johnson (46)

J’Lan Carson (96)

Randall Smith (77)

Ishmael Aurismond (49)

Malik Bridges (52)

Nicholas Terry (16)

PUNTER

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Anthony Craven (35)

Dylan Renaker (54)

De’Quan Johnson (23)

George Golden (21)

Claudio Quintinilla (30)

Garrett Shelton (33)

Joshua Hill (24)

Marquez Spencer (81)

KICKER Hunter Hanson (53)

HOLDER Anthony Craven (35)

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evaluating each position entering home opener

By SUMNER MARTIN Sports Writer

Despite having 12 penalties, the team’s most since 2014, the No. 9 Auburn Tigers upset No. 6 Washington 21-16 inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium Saturday afternoon to claim the 2018 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game crown.

QUARTERBACK

B C B

D-LINE/LINEBACKERS

Returning starter Jarrett Stidham played like a veteran, finishing without mistakes in the season opener. The junior made all the right decisions despite a below-average showing from an inexperienced offensive line Saturday, completing 26of-36 for 273 yards and one touchdown. Stidham looked much more comfortable in Malzhan’s offense with a year under his belt, pulling the ball to run when it was needed and, as was the case last year, being incredibly accurate.

No surprises here. This Auburn defense has a chance to be even better than last year, which is scary considering last year’s front was ranked at the top nationally in almost every category. The Tigers were in the backfield all afternoon, wreaking havoc on Jake Browning, forcing two turnovers and compiling five sacks. Holding any offense to under 20 points is a success, let alone a high-octane Pac 12 offense led by Browning and running back Myles Gaskin.

RUNNING BACKS

OFFENSIVE LINE

Neither Auburn running back looked dominant, nor really capable of being able to carry the load as a workhorse down the road in SEC play. Both Kam Martin and “Boobee” Whitlow had average days on the ground, the lone exception being Whitlow’s 10-yard touchdown run to take the lead in the fourth quarter. Martin had 22 carries for 80 yards and five receptions for 32 yards, while Whitlow carried the ball eight times for 28 yards and one touchdown. Part of the lack of production on the ground can be attributed to the offensive line, which needs a lot of work.

There was a reason the o-line was one of the biggest question marks coming into the season.

The young and inexperienced offensive line was shaky throughout Saturday’s contest, and was the main reason Auburn’s offense was stagnant for much of the second and third quarters. It isn’t the end of the world, Washington’s defensive line is one of the best in the Pac 12 and the Tigers will have a tune-up game against Alabama State at home before entering SEC play against a very talented LSU defense. Center Kaleb Kim made his first start against a talented Washington defensive line and survived.

WIDE RECEIVERS

SECONDARY

The wide receiving corps is arguably the best thing on the offensive side of the ball for the Tigers at the moment. Their skill and experience was evident on Saturday. Auburn’s receivers, led by returning starters Darius Slayton, Nate Craig-Myers and Ryan Davis, racked up 273 yards through the air. Although there wasn’t much of a downfield threat, there were no key drops, and Sal Cannella was a pleasant surprise, scoring his first touchdown as a Tiger on the 10-yard fade.

Auburn’s secondary looked better than they should have, due in large part to the defensive line’s dominating performance. When Browning was given time to throw, the Tiger cornerbacks were picked apart, especially down the sidelines.

Washington does have a talented group of receivers, but the Auburn secondary needs to improve when being attacked on back shoulder throws.

Too many times were Jamel Dean and Javaris Davis caught out of position, not even turning around to play the ball.

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Faded ignited cards can be exchanged and replaced free of charge at the ticket office located at Auburn Arena.

Replacement fees during football season (June 8 - end of season) are $50 for the first replacement and $100 for each replacement after. The replacement fee outside of football season is $25. Replacement fees cannot be added to a student’s eBill and are cumulative for a student’s entire Auburn academic career.

Individuals found in possession of alcohol or visibly intoxicated will not be permitted to enter an event and /or will be removed from the event.

Violators face possible student discipline action, and loss of season ticket privileges. For more information, view the Alcohol Policy online.

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Gates open 2 hours before kickoff.

Student entrances are located at gates 6, 7, 8.

Students with disabilities should proceed to Gate 6.

The student section includes sections 17-27 and part of section 28.

Wheelchair seating is available for students in section 25.

• Organizations receiving priority seating through OSP must arrive 60 minutes before kickoff and remain seated until the conclusion of the alma mater.

• Arrive at least one hour prior to kickoff. Late arrivals should enter through gates 6-8 and head to the tunnels closest to sections 18-21.

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GET TO KNOW THE

FOOTBALL STUDENT TICKETING CENTER AUB.IE/AUFSTC

The football student ticketing center was established to provide a platform where students could access all needed information regarding student football tickets. On this platform you can view your current ticket status, give to the ticket pool, request a ticket, access guest pass information, view any current penalties, and submit penalty appeals.

HOME PAGE

The 2018 season schedule is on the home page. Below the each opponent is a student’s current ticket status. No icons below the opponent name represents that the student has neither requested or been awarded a ticket.

• A ticket icon shaded orange represents the student possessing a ticket for that particular game.

• A ticket icon shaded gray represents a ticket requested from the pool.

• A blue guest icon represents a guest pass awarded.

• A gray guest icon represents a guest pass requested.

REQUEST A TICKET

This page allows students to return awarded tickets to the ticket pool.

This ticket will then be redistributed to a student who requested a ticket for that particular game. Returned tickets give students without a game ticket an opportunity to attend the game. Returned tickets are not eligible for a refund. To review the terms and conditions for ticketing, please utilize the link entitled “Terms and Conditions” at the bottom of the aub.ie/aufstc site.

GUEST PASSES

Guest passes allow students to bring guests in the student section. A minimum of 250 guest passes are available each game. Only students who have a ticket may request a guest pass. Requests begin Sunday at 12 p.m. and end Thursday at 9 a.m. the week of each home game.

Students who receive guest passes may purchase the pass beginning Thursday at 12 p.m. and ending Friday at 5 p.m. Students may only receive one guest ticket per game unless the Athletics Ticket Office makes an alternate announcement. To claim their guest, students must pay the guest pass fee online at www.AubTix.com using their banner number and password. If you do not have a registered account, you will be provided a pin in your email. Guest pass fees must be paid by credit card and cannot be billed to a student’s e-Bill. All guest passes must be claimed during this process. No exceptions.

All unclaimed guest passes from the ticket pool will be forfeited after 5:00 p.m. on Friday the week of the game.

PENALTY POINTS

Penalty points act as an accountability system to ensure that students are either utilizing their ticket or returning it to the pool. A student can view their current penalty points by selecting the “My Penalties” page. A clear description of why a student received penalty point(s) is provided on the top of the pop up window. The penalty structure is as follows: • 0 Point Penalty: Ticket was returned before 11:59pm on the Sunday before the game.

• 1 Point Penalty: Ticket was returned after Sunday at 11:59pm but before Friday at 5pm prior to the game.

• 2 Point Penalty: Student failed to attend the game or failed to arrive to the game by the beginning of the second quarter Penalty points affect post season ticket distribution. The distribution is based on a penalty point-credit hour basis.

Penalty points reset after every season.

APPEALS

In the event a student acquires penalty points they would like to appeal, the student can utilize the “appeals” page. On this page, a student can see that particular game to which they are eligible for an appeal. New appeals may only be submitted a maximum of six days after the penalty was initially assigned. After six days, the penalty will be finalized and will no longer be eligible for an appeal. All appeals are reviewed by the appeals committee consisting of both staff and students representatives.

Students who submit appeals are encouraged to submit as much supporting information as they can provide such as clear gameday pictures, etc. The more proof a student can provide to why the point(s) were awarded unjustly, the better. For more information about Frequently Asked Questions, Terms and Conditions, paying for a guest pass or submitting feedback, please visit aub.ie/aufstc

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Malzahn updates Davis, Dean injuries

By TYLER ROUSH Assistant Sports Editor

Defensive backs Jamel Dean and Javaris Davis are cleared to play through practice this week before playing Alabama State, Gus Malzahn announced Tuesday morning.

“We are going to play whoever our guys are that play,” Malzahn said. “Our goal is to improve, and you do that with your players, so we will see where that goes, but both will be out there practicing today.”

Dean injured a finger on his right hand during practice last week and Davis suffered a left arm injury in the team’s win over Washington last Saturday. After the game, Dean said he had no concerns for his finger.

Malzahn added that he was impressed with the progress that wide receivers Eli Stove and Will Hastings have made after tearing their ACLs earlier this year.

The head coach added that both wide receivers were cleared to practice.

“We knew their progress was ahead of schedule,” Malzahn said. “There is a really good chance that both of them will be back

this year.”

Despite recovering faster than expected and participating in seven-on-sevens, both Stove and Hastings have not been cleared for full contact in practices. Malzahn added they were both involved in “thudding, bumping and everything that goes with it.”

“We will see where that goes, but until they and I are 100 percent for sure, they won’t be on the field,” Malzahn said.

Hastings finished the 2017 season with 26 receptions for 525 yards and four touchdowns With both wide receivers out, Auburn is tasked with either playing freshmen or finding an answer elsewhere. Against Washington, full back Chandler Cox was tied for the lead in receiving yards with 52.

In addition to injury updates, Malzahn announced that John Broussard Jr. left the team to “pursue other things.” Freshman Roger McCreary could fill Broussard’s roster spot.

Broussard was previously listed behind sophomore Noah Igbinoghene at cornerback.

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secondary, everything,” Russell said.

“Whenever you blitz, you’ve got to have guys that are able to hold up. I just appreciate (Kevin Steele) having that confidence in us to show our skillsets.”

All through the offseason, the nation heard of Auburn’s elite defensive front and how it was going to smother offensive lines in the Southeastern Conference and beyond.

The Tigers never bought into the hype.

They let their work do the talking.

“Coach Steele has so much confidence in us because we show so much work ethic in practice every day,” Coe said. “We don’t let up; we just keep going after the ball, all of that before we got out on the field.”

Coe added that the front seven may have appeared conservative at times because Steele was weary of Washington attempting any of Petersen’s signature trick plays.

The Huskies (0-1) relied heavily on running back Myles Gaskin, but his 75 yards on 17 carries wasn’t enough to pace an offense against Steele’s unit.

The Tigers (1-0) likely won’t need an en-

15 core against Alabama State next week, but when conference play rolls around, they’ll need to duplicate their showing from their season-opening splash.

“We’ve still got to go watch film on the game and see what we did wrong and try to improve,” Russell said. “I think we can be as good as we want to be.”

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“For 122 years the Glomerata has aimed to preserve the experiences of the Auburn family in the interest of posterity,” said Jacob Sparks, editor-in-chief of the Glomerata.

The 2018 Glomerate exhausted their supply last year. There is no doubt your photo will be seen and cherished by generations of Auburn alumni. Along having a slice of history, Sparks said each student who takes a photo will receive a free Polaroid of themselves or of their group of friends.

“The glom is a tangible vessel to look back on our college days,” Sparks said. “I hope that when a student gets it they can find a page that means something to them and that connects them to a personal memory that will stand the test of time. I want this book to have the power to place a person back in the moment when they were there.”

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“We make this book for people to connect with on the day they get it and in thirty years when they show their kids,” Sparks said.

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