As of Tuesday, July 22, I have officially been with Tallapoosa Publishers Inc. for one year. And immediate reactions are mixed. One side of me feels as though it’s been a lifetime and has aged me 10 years in the process, while the other side it feels as though I’m still in my first month.
The media have spoken and they are convinced that Texas and Georgia are the cream of the crop in the SEC in 2025. The Longhorns and Bulldogs were overwhelmingly picked to meet again in Atlanta for the league title with Texas predicted to take home the crown this year.
This Thursday, I ventured back into Wetumpka to help out our new sports reporter Ana Sofia Meyer at arguably the biggest event she’s had this far into her professional career — the Elmore County 7-on-7 Tournament.
SEC Media Days has begun and it appears, at least so far, that everyone is oddly on their best behavior. I haven’t heard anything remotely controversial and that’s a little surprising considering Lane Kiffin took the podium on Monday. Hugh Freeze spoke on Tuesday morning. I’ll have a lot more to say about his comments next week, but here’s my prediction for the SEC football order of finish in 2025.
Many perks come with this job as the sports editor for Tallapoosa Publisher Inc. I don’t have to pay for tickets, I usually get the best parking, and above all else, I get to watch sports as part of my career.
SEC Media Days will get underway on Monday, July 14 at the College Football Hall of Fame in downtown Atlanta. While this spectacularly overhyped media event was born in Birmingham and held there consistently since 1985, it began to explore new host sites in 2018 like Nashville, Atlanta and D…
Sports betting has gotten out of hand and professional leagues are, in part, responsible.
Every young sports fan’s childhood is making a comeback with the resurgence of the NCAA video games. Last year it was NCAA football and this week EA announced the return of NCAA basketball, with the reaction amongst college sports fans high.
I always like to do a little something different on this special week due to the celebration of the birth of our country. Happy 249th America! I love the fourth of July and everything for which it stands. Besides, we’re all pretty much mailing it in at work this week anyway. Am I right? Ther…
Wednesday was not only a big day for Cederian Morgan, but for the community as well.
It’s been a rough couple of weeks for the Auburn Tigers on the recruiting trail with a number of high-profile players either de-committing from the Tigers or publicly choosing another school over Auburn. I’m usually the last person to be concerned about recruiting at this time of year consid…
The summer provides us all with an opportunity to take a step back. And through the lens of the sports editor, it gives me a chance to enjoy my evenings from time to time instead of bouncing to different games.
It’s time again to reevaluate the coaching hierarchy in the Southeastern conference. Some coaches have deservedly moved up and some have even more deservedly moved down the list. In somewhat of a rarity, all sixteen skippers are back in 2025. I’ll bet dollars to doughnuts that won’t be the c…
Unfortunately, the Auburn baseball season came to an end over the weekend after two losses to Coastal Carolina at a sold-out Plainsman Park. The Chanticleer’s outstanding pitching staff held the Tigers’ powerful offense in check and the Carolina hitters took advantage of more opportunities t…
It feels like almost a new wrinkle is thrown into the realm of college sports daily. This week it was the multi-billion dollar settlement in the House vs. NCAA case.
Just because it's the summer does not mean teams aren't in the full swing of things.
The Auburn Tigers played the most difficult schedule in all of college baseball in 2025. That’s not my opinion. It’s the well-established evaluation of impartial experts across the country.
As the Philadelphia Eagles bask in the glory of their second-ever Super Bowl victory, the conversation around the team does not surround how great they played all year. It’s all about one specific play, arguably that has taken the NFL by storm — the Tush Push.
I certainly hope everyone had a very enjoyable and restful extended weekend culminating with Memorial Day. It’s a wonderful holiday kicking off summertime and all the joys of that time of year. However, it’s also one of the most serious national holidays that we observe. It is specifically d…
After going to more signing days than I can count, they’ve slowly started to become some of my favorite moments with this job.
I made the case last week that naming Jackson Arnold the starting QB was the right decision. There are lots of compelling reasons to believe he will be successful and I illustrated those in-depth.
Auburn has gone into spring practice with a quarterback competition more often than not over the last 25 years and 2025 was no exception. Nothing was made official by any of the coaches immediately following the final practice and most believed a decision wouldn’t be reached until fall.
As Friday’s slate of spring football games looms, it marks the end of the AHSAA calendar year — and my first inaugural season as the sports editor here at Tallapoosa Publishers Inc..
There is such a thing as winning with class. This past Wednesday, I witnessed the opposite.
The softball team at Auburn University was created in 1997 under the leadership of Tina Deese and she nurtured it for 17 seasons establishing a consistent and solid program. They made their first NCAA Regional in 2002 and would go on to make the Tournament nine times in twelve years.
A new wrinkle has been a growing cause of conversation amongst higher-ups in AHSAA, that being high school student-athletes being allowed to profit off of name, image and likeness.
As incredible as it might seem, we are now already four months into the year 2025.
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