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No clear Heisman choice

Thursday’s mail brought the Heisman Trophy ballot, and it’s harder than in past years to figure out who to include. Mine is ballot No. 236, and I’ve had it since 2003. Voters are required to … more

11/21/09 | 111 views

Tide gets break before facing Tigers, Gators

No. 2 Alabama gets a break this week when it faces Chattanooga at home before moving on to face Auburn and Florida. The Crimson Tide (10-0) has a brief history with the Mocs, winning all 10 … more

11/20/09 | 387 views

Inconsistent AU comes up short

ATHENS, Ga. — Can anything sum up Auburn this season better than Demond Washington’s performance Saturday? A junior who has two varsity letters for the Tigers, Washington gave Georgia fans a … more

11/15/09 | 257 views | 1 comment

Georgia will edge AU in colorful series

Auburn media relations director Kirk Sampson puts together a pregame notes package each week during the football season that often makes for good reading. This week, Sampson included an anecdote … more

11/13/09 | 457 views

Jones says plenty in Tide win

TUSCALOOSA — Alabama’s Julio Jones doesn’t say much. The less said, the better. Never give a long answer when a short answer will do. Concerning Jones’ apparent fall from one of the … more

11/8/09 | 445 views

Exciting Hawkeyes set up for a fall

The most exciting season in Iowa football history will end with a thud. The biggest problem with using polls to help determine a national college football champion isn’t the possibility that an … more

11/7/09 | 159 views

Give Alabama edge as LSU visits T-town

No. 9-ranked LSU offers No. 3 Alabama its toughest test of the season, but it’s hard to figure the Bengal Tigers have enough juice to win in Tuscaloosa on Saturday. LSU (7-1) has struggled all … more

11/6/09 | 654 views

There’s plenty of life in Auburn

AUBURN — Auburn isn’t dead. Just in case you wondered, the Tigers are still with us. Mark Edwards Sports Editor Head coach Gene Chizik and his team wondered if maybe a few folks … more

11/1/09 | 318 views

Ole Miss will keep Auburn’s slump going

How much is reputation worth in college football? According to the “human” and “computer” rankings that the Bowl Championship Series uses, the answer is quite a lot. Mark … more

10/30/09 | 480 views

Ogle helped one Daily reporter trump us all

Perhaps the biggest sports story in the 97-year history of The Decatur Daily appeared in the Nov. 9, 1963, editions: “After 35 years Ogle heads last team,” the headline read on the front page … more

10/28/09 | 593 views | 1 comment