Author: Josh Vitale, Montgomery Advertiser

After 8 seasons, two SEC West crowns, a conference title and a trip to the BCS National Championship game, Auburn fired football coach Gus Malzahn.

Coach Gus Malzahn announces Auburn has paused football workouts and practice after nine players and three staff members tested positive for COVID-19.

Auburn’s 300-pound tight end, J.J. Pegues, burst onto the scene running the Wildcat at Georgia, but that’s only one aspect of his versatile skill set.

Division I college football kicked off with a matchup of FCS opponents. The game – interesting to say the least – definitely had a different feel.

Starting slow finally caught up to No. 4 Auburn, which lost its first game of the season against rival Alabama in Tuscaloosa.

Auburn’s stout defense wasn’t enough to slow down Minnesota, which piled up nearly 500 yards in an Outback Bowl defeat of the Tigers.

The illegal substitution penalty on Alabama that sealed Auburn’s victory in the Iron Bowl was a part of Gus Malzahn’s plan all along.

JaTarvious “Boobee” Whitlow, the SEC’s second-leading rusher and touchdown leader, will miss 4-6 weeks for Auburn after undergoing knee surgery.

Saturday’s win over Texas A&M puts Auburn in a position to compete in the SEC West. The Tigers improved to 4-0 with a stiff defense leading way.