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Aruba • Atmore • Bethlehem Curaçao • Montgomery • Wetumpka (866) 946-3360 | WindCreek.com ©2022 Wind Creek Hospitality.4 TABLE OF CONTENTS 5 ...............................................................................................2022 Schedule 6 ..........................................................................................Scouting Auburn 7 ........................................................................Scouting Mississippi State 9 ...............................................................................................Auburn Roster 11 ............................................................................Mississippi State Roster 13 ................................................Opponent Outlook: Mississippi State 15 ......................................................................................Auburn Traditions 17 ................................................................................................Depth Charts 19 ......................................................................................Stat Comparisons 21, 23 ...........................................‘Whatever it Takes’: Robby Ashford 27-29 ......................................Interim Head Coach Carnell Williams 31-35 ..............................................................................Assistant Coaches 37 ......................................Best Gameday Experience in the County 39 .......................................................University News: Canine Science 41 .....................................................................................Auburn University 43 .................................................................................University President 45 .......................................................................................Board of Trustees 47 .......................................................................................Athletics Director 49 ...............................................................................University News: DEI 51 ...................................................................This Weekend on the Plains 53-55 ..................................................................................Gameday Maps 57 .......................................................................Heisman Trophy Winners 59 ............................................................................Auburn All-Americans 61 ......................................................................Senior Spotlight: Jalil Irvin 63 .......................................................Senior Spotlight: Kameron Stutts 65 ................................................Auburn Postseason Award Winners 66-67................................................................................Tigers in the NFL 71 ..................................................................Through the Lens: Arkansas 73 .............................................................University News: Rane Center 75 .........................................................Band/Cheerleaders/Tiger Paws 77-87 ...........................................................................2022 Auburn Tigers 89 ............................................................University News: Philanthropy 91 ...............................................................Auburn Undefeated Seasons 93 .................................................University News: 150th Anniversary 95 .............................................................................................SEC Schedule 97 ................................................Olympic Sports Update: Gymnastics 98-99 .............................................................Auburn Sports Properties Cover: Robby Ashford TABLE OF CONTENTS AUBURNTIGERS.COM2022 AUBURN SCHEDULE 5 AUBURNTIGERS.COM Wherethe Montgomery Auburn TigersPlay... AllSeason! WarEagle! 9.3 Mercer Auburn, Ala. Jordan-Hare Stadium 9.17 Penn State Auburn, Ala. Jordan-Hare Stadium 10.29 Arkansas Auburn, Ala. Jordan-Hare Stadium 9.10 San José State Auburn, Ala. Jordan-Hare Stadium 10.15 Ole Miss Oxford, Miss. Vaught-Hemingway Stadium 10.8 Georgia Athens, Ga. Sanford Stadium 9.24 Missouri Auburn, Ala. Jordan-Hare Stadium 11.5 Mississippi State Starkville, Miss. Davis Wade Stadium 10.1 LSU Auburn, Ala. Jordan-Hare Stadium 11.12 Texas A&M Auburn, Ala. Jordan-Hare Stadium 11.19 Western Kentucky Auburn, Ala. Jordan-Hare Stadium 11.26 Alabama Tuscaloosa, Ala. Bryant-Denny Stadium Blue - Home Orange - Away 2022 AUBURN SCHEDULE6 SCOUTING AUBURN INTERIM HEAD COACH Carnell Williams (Auburn, 2014) Auburn Record ....................................................................0-0 (1st Year) Career Record .....................................................................0-0 (1st Year) vs. Mississippi State ................................................................................0-0 AUBURN (3-5, 1-4) Sept. 3 ............................MERCER ..............................................W, 42-16 Sept. 10 ..........................SAN JOSÉ STATE .............................W, 24-16 Sept. 17 ...........................#22 PENN STATE ................................L, 12-41 Sept. 24 .........................MISSOURI .............................................W, 17-14 Oct. 1 ...............................LSU ...................................................L, 17-21 [OT] Oct. 8 ..............................at #2 Georgia .......................................L, 10-42 Oct. 15 ............................at #9 Ole Miss .....................................L, 32-48 Oct. 29 ...........................ARKANSAS ............................................L, 27-41 Nov. 5 .............................at Mississippi State ..........................6:30 p.m. Nov. 12 ............................TEXAS A&M .......................................6:30 p.m. Nov. 19 ............................WESTERN KENTUCKY ...........................TBA Nov. 26 ...........................at #6 Alabama .............................................TBA FOOTBALL VISITS MISSISSIPPI STATE n The Auburn Tigers (3-5, 1-4 SEC) visit the Mississippi State Bulldogs (5-3, 2-3 SEC) on Saturday, November 5, for an SEC West matchup at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi. n ESPN2 will televise the 6:30 p.m. CT contest. SERIES HISTORY n The Tigers hold a 65-28-2 (.695) record all-time against Mississippi State and have won eight of the last 13 matchups against the Bulldogs. Auburn was a 24-10 victor in Starkville in 2020, but Mississippi State won 43-34 in Auburn last season. n Before those games, the home team had won eight of the previous 11 contests. Auburn has a 30-8 advantage in all games played at Auburn, a 14-7-1 lead in all games played at Starkville, and a 21-13-1 advantage in games played at neu- tral sites. Those include Birmingham, Alabama (AU leads 14-11-1); Columbus, Mississippi (AU leads 1-0); Jackson, Mississippi (AU leads 5-2); and Montgomery, Alabama (AU leads 1-0). n In all-time SEC play, Auburn holds a 334-266-18 mark back through 1933. In SEC games played in Auburn, the Tigers are 143-66-6 all-time; away from Auburn, the Tigers are 191-199-12 overall. IN NOVEMBER n Auburn is 243-190-20 (.558) all-time in November. n Auburn’s November home record is 105-40-5 (.7191). Away from Auburn, the Tigers are 139-149-15 (.486). n Auburn is 14-1-1 in games played on November 5 all-time, 7-0 against SEC teams and 5-1-1 away from Auburn on that date. KICKOFF COVERAGE n John Samuel Shenker is now the Auburn career leader for receptions by a tight end. Shenker passed Cooper Wallace (63 from 2002-05) with five receptions at Georgia; he now has 68 catches for his career. n Robby Ashford ranks fourth in the SEC and 13th nationally in passing yards per completion, averaging 14.27 yards per reception. n Ashford and Jarquez Hunter have twice combined for a 60+-yard completion (61 vs. LSU, 62 TD at Georgia). Hunter is the only running back and one of 24 players nationally with two 60+-yard receptions this season. n Auburn is second in the SEC in net punting at 42.14 yards, ranking eighth nationally. Punter Oscar Chapman ranks third in the SEC in average (44.2) this season n Derick Hall is on the mid-season watch list for the Rota- ry Lombardi Award; for the season, Hall has recorded 46 tackles, 8.0 TFL, 5.0 sacks, an interception, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and five QB hurries. n Placekicker Anders Carlson is the only FBS player select- ed for the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team for efforts in community service and also as a finalist for the National Football Foundation’s Campbell Trophy, awarded to the top student-athlete in college football. n Senior linebacker Owen Pappoe now has 229 career tackles to his credit, 12th-best among all Auburn players since 2000; his career high came with 16 stops at Ole Miss this season. SCOUTING AUBURN AUBURNTIGERS.COM Owen PappoeSCOUTING MISSISSIPPI STATE 7 Head Coach Mike Leach (BYU, ‘83) Mississippi State Record ..............................................16-16 (3rd Year) Career Record ..........................................................155-106 (21st Year) vs. Auburn ....................................................................................................1-2 MISSISSIPPI STATE (5-3, 2-3) Sept. 3 ............................MEMPHIS ...........................................W, 49-23 Sept. 10 ..........................at Arizona ..............................................W, 39-17 Sept. 17 ...........................at LSU ........................................................L, 16-31 Sept. 24 .........................BOWLING GREEN .........................W, 45-14 Oct. 1 ...............................#17 TEXAS A&M ...............................W, 42-24 Oct. 8 ..............................ARKANSAS .........................................W, 40-17 Oct. 15 ............................at #22 Kentucky ...................................L, 17-27 Oct. 22 ...........................at #6 Alabama ......................................L, 6-30 Nov. 5 .............................AUBURN .............................................6:30 p.m. Nov. 12 ............................#1 GEORGIA ............................................6 p.m. Nov. 19 ............................ETSU.................................................................TBA Nov. 24 ...........................at #11 Ole Miss ..........................................6 p.m. QUICK NOTES n MSU and Auburn are meeting for the 96th time, and last year’s matchup was historic. The Bulldogs posted the larg- est comeback in school history with 40 consecutive points to erase a 28-3 deficit and win 43-34 on The Plains. n QB Will Rogers broke the school record for single-game passing touchdowns against the Tigers last season with six in the comeback effort. n Rogers has tied Dak Prescott’s (2012-15) MSU career record with 70 passing touchdowns. He needs 106 yards to match Prescott’s career passing yards record (9,376). n Four current Bulldogs are now among the top 10 in MSU career history for total receptions: RB Jo’quavious Marks (2nd, 175), WR Austin Williams (7th, 134), RB Dillon Johnson (8th, 132) and WR Jaden Walley (10th, 124). n WR Austin Williams was named one of 12 finalists for the William V. Campbell Trophy. He is MSU’s fifth finalist and the only finalist this season with a perfect 4.0 GPA ev- ery year of his career. The last Bulldog finalist was Taveze Calhoun (2015), who now serves on staff as a graduate assistant. n CB Emmanuel Forbes was named a midseason All-Amer- ican by the Associated Press, CBS Sports and the Athletic and is one of 12 semifinalists for the Jim Thorpe Award given to the nation’s best defensive back. n Forbes leads the SEC with five interceptions and 11 total passes defended. He boasts the No. 5 coverage grade (84.7) in the conference per PFF, and his 83.3 overall defen- sive grade ranks ninth. n In 2022, MSU is outscoring opponents 66-14 in the first quarter. The Bulldogs are 12-4 when scoring first under Mike Leach. n State held No. 6 Alabama (Oct. 22) to 29 rushing yards on 27 carries (1.1 ypc). The Bulldogs are the fifth team since 2020 to hold Alabama to fewer than 100 yards on the ground and only the second to hold the Crimson Tide to fewer than 30 n The Bulldogs have held 13 opponents to less than 100 rushing yards in 32 games under defensive coordinator Zach Arnett since 2020, which is third in the SEC and tied for 13th in the FBS. Nine of those have come against SEC teams and seven have come on the road. n The Bulldogs lead the SEC with nine interceptions and are fifth in the league with 37 pass defenses this season. n RB Jo’quavious Marks has caught a pass in 31 consecutive games, which is the second-longest active streak in the SEC and tied for No. 14 nationally. He has at least one reception in every game of his collegiate career. Marks is sixth among active players nationally, averaging 5.65 receptions per game in his career. n Rogers has thrown for 300-plus yards and at least three touchdowns in 14 of his 30 career games. The closest active player to him since 2020 is Wake Forest’s Sam Hartman at 11 games. n Rogers has tossed a touchdown in 25 of his last 27 games with 69 scores in that span. Since 2020, Rogers has tossed multiple touchdowns in 16 different games, which trails only Alabama’s Bryce Young (19) and Tennessee’s Hendon Hooker (18) among active SEC quarterbacks. n In 27 career starts, Rogers has thrown just 16 interceptions despite having 1,339 passing attempts (1.19 percent). n The Bulldogs are running the ball at the highest clip (93.0 ypg) of a Leach-coached team since the 2016 Washington State team (120.0 ypg). State already has 20 runs of 10-plus yards through eight games after posting just 23 in 13 games last year and 20 in 11 games in 2020. n Five State receivers have caught at least 30 balls. No other SEC school has more than two. n MSU is currently second among Power 5 teams in yards after catch (1,488) after leading the nation in 2021. n The Bulldogs and Arizona are the only teams in the nation with three games of 400 or more passing yards. n WR Caleb Ducking is one of three SEC players and 38 players nationally to turn in multiple receiving touchdowns in multiple games this season. n WR Lideatrick Griffin is third nationally in yards per kick return (29.5). Griffin’s career average (32.5) is tops among active FBS players and would exceed the school record by 5.8 yards. n The Bulldogs have a 90.2 special teams grade from PFF, which ranks fourth in the FBS. n The Bulldogs have collected at least one takeaway in 25 of 32 games under defensive coordinator Zach Arnett. SCOUTING MISSISSIPPI STATE AUBURNTIGERS.COM WILL ROGERSAUBURN TIGERS ROSTER 9 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown 0 Owen Pappoe LB 6-1 225 Sr. Lawrenceville, GA 0 Koy Moore WR 6-1 192 So. Kenner, LA 1 T.J. Finley QB 6-7 250 Jr. Ponchatoula, LA 1 Donovan Kaufman S 5-10 205 So. New Orleans, LA 4 Tank Bigsby RB 6-0 213 Jr. Atlanta, GA 4 D.J. James CB 6-1 174 Jr. Mobile, AL 5 Jay Fair WR 5-10 181 Fr. Rockwall, TX 5 Jeffrey M’ba DL 6-6 313 So. Libreville, Gabon 6 Ja’Varrius Johnson WR 5-10 160 Jr. Trussville, AL 6 Keionte Scott CB 6-0 185 So. San Diego, CA 8 Dazalin Worsham WR 6-1 177 So. Birmingham, AL 8 Austin Ausberry CB 6-0 203 Fr. Baton Rouge, LA 9 Eugene Asante LB 6-1 216 Jr. Alexandria, VA 9 Robby Ashford QB 6-3 212 RFr. Hoover, AL 10 Zach Calzada QB 6-4 208 So. Sugar Hill, GA 10 Zion Puckett S 6-0 227 Jr. Griffin, GA 11 Shedrick Jackson WR 6-2 202 Sr. Hoover, AL 12 Sammy Cohen LB 6-1 230 Sr. Marietta, GA 12 Holden Geriner QB 6-3 212 Fr. Savannah, GA 13 Trey Lindsey QB 6-1 200 Sr. Montgomery, AL 13 Cam Riley LB 6-5 230 Jr. Evergreen, AL 16 Malcolm Johnson Jr. WR 6-1 195 Jr. Bryans Road, MD 17 Camden Brown WR 6-3 202 Fr. Monroe, LA 17 Robert Woodyard Jr. LB 6-0 245 Fr. Mobile, AL 18 Nehemiah Pritchett CB 6-1 182 Sr. Jackson, AL 19 Omari Kelly WR 6-0 176 Fr. Trussville, AL 20 Cayden Bridges S 6-2 202 RFr. Magee, MS 20 Sawyer Pate QB 6-1 215 So. Alabaster, AL 21 Caleb Wooden S 6-1 188 Fr. Lawrenceville, GA 22 Damari Alston RB 5-9 209 Fr. Atlanta, GA 23 J.D. Rhym CB 6-1 181 Fr. Valdosta, GA 24 Jordon Ingram RB 6-1 209 So. Mobile, AL 24 Craig McDonald DB 6-2 204 So. Minneapolis, MN 25 John Samuel Shenker TE 6-4 250 Sr. Albany, GA 25 Colby Wooden DE 6-5 284 Jr. Lawrenceville, GA 26 Anders Carlson K 6-5 215 Sr. Colorado Springs, CO 26 Tony Hunley Jr. DB 5-9 171 Jr. Anniston, AL 27 Jarquez Hunter RB 5-10 202 So. Philadelphia, MS 28 Jackson Billings WR 5-10 182 So. Huntsville, AL 28 Hayden Brice Edge 6-3 226 Sr. Jackson, MS 29 Derick Hall Edge 6-3 256 Sr. Gulfport, MS 30 Tommy Nesmith WR 6-0 180 Sr. Auburn, AL 30 Desmond Tisdol LB 6-0 234 Jr. Rochelle, GA 31 Powell Gordon LB 6-3 228 Fr. Auburn, AL 32 Trent Mason WR 6-1 187 Jr. Lakeland, FL 32 Wesley Steiner LB 6-0 237 Jr. Warner Robins, GA 33 Joko Willis LB 6-3 212 So. LaGrange, GA 33 Camden Etheredge TE 6-0 204 Fr. Leeds, AL 35 Justin Jones RB 6-1 195 Jr. Bessemer, AL 36 Jaylin Simpson CB 6-1 178 Jr. Brunswick, GA 36 Luke Reebals RB 5-10 182 Fr. Birmingham, AL 37 Marquise Gilbert S 6-2 178 So. Daytona Beach, FL 37 Daniel Perez P 5-11 183 Fr. Brentwood, TN 38 Greg McConico DB 5-10 181 Jr. Montgomery, AL 38 Alex McPherson K 5-9 150 Fr. Fort Payne, AL 39 Dylan Brooks Edge 6-4 232 RFr. Roanoke, AL 39 Marshall Meyers P 5-8 205 So. Opelika, AL 40 John Reese Bellew S 6-1 204 So. Gadsden, AL 41 Jonathan LeGrand LB 6-1 215 Jr. Dothan, AL 42 Kyle Vaccarella LS 6-3 226 RFr. Fairfield, CT 43 Kameron Brown LB 6-0 238 Jr. Sugar Hill, GA No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown 44 Sean Jackson RB 5-9 230 RFr. Trussville, AL 45 Paul Thompson Jr. S 6-0 195 Fr. Hoover, AL 46 Jake Levant LB 6-1 224 So. Vestavia Hills, AL 47 Mac McClinton DB 5-8 180 Fr. Montgomery, AL 47 Grant Hidalgo TE 6-5 242 So. Orlando, FL 48 Marquis Robinson DL 6-3 310 RFr. Milton, FL 50 Marcus Harris DL 6-3 294 Jr. Montgomery, AL 50 Jalil Irvin OL 6-3 313 Sr. Stone Mountain, GA 51 Barton Lester LB 6-3 216 Sr. Montgomery, AL 52 Nick Brahms OL 6-4 300 Sr. Navarre, FL 54 Tate Johnson OL 6-4 285 Jr. LaGrange, GA 55 Brenden Coffey OL 6-7 293 Sr. Paradise, CA 55 Eku Leota Edge 6-4 257 Sr. Asheville, NC 56 E.J. Harris OL 6-5 312 Fr. Auburn, AL 57 Avery Jernigan OL 6-4 310 So. Blackshear, GA 58 Keiondre Jones OL 6-4 340 Jr. LaGrange, GA 58 Tobechi Okoli DE 6-5 261 RFr. Kansas City, MO 61 Reed Hughes LS 6-1 231 So. Conway, AR 62 Kameron Stutts OL 6-5 339 Sr. Killen, AL 64 Cort Bradley OL 6-3 293 RFr. Auburn, AL 65 Alec Jackson OL 6-5 321 Sr. Montgomery, AL 67 Jacob Quattlebaum LS 6-1 229 Sr. Enterprise, AL 68 Austin Troxell OL 6-7 309 Sr. Huntsville, AL 69 Colby Smith OL 6-8 324 RFr. Reidsville, NC 71 Brandon Council OL 6-4 328 Sr. Tar Heel, NC 73 Thomas Kirkham OL 6-4 293 RFr. Prattville, AL 74 Garner Langlo OL 6-6 300 RFr. Inverness, FL 76 Jeremiah Wright OL 6-5 335 Jr. Selma, AL 77 Kilian Zierer OL 6-7 312 Sr. Munich, Germany 78 Evan Richards OL 6-4 313 Fr. Cullman, AL 82 Jake Kruse WR 5-10 170 RFr. Helena, AL 83 Colby Stafford WR 5-11 176 Fr. Mobile, AL 84 Micah Riley-Ducker TE 6-5 258 Fr. Omaha, NE 85 Tyler Fromm TE 6-5 243 Jr. Warner Robins, GA 86 Luke Deal TE 6-5 257 Jr. Greenwood, SC 87 Brandon Frazier TE 6-7 262 Jr. McKinney, TX 89 Whit Johnson WR 6-1 193 Fr. Centre, AL 90 Enyce Sledge DL 6-2 315 Fr. Monroe, LA 91 Oscar Chapman P 6-3 202 Jr. Adelaide, Australia 91 Morris Joseph Jr. DL 6-2 281 Sr. Orange, TX 92 Marquis Burks DT 6-3 302 Sr. Chicago, IL 93 Evan McGuire K 6-5 223 So. Alabaster, AL 93 Joe Frazier Jr. DL 5-11 276 Fr. Auburn, AL 94 Godwin Owolabi DT 6-2 300 RFr. Tuskegee, AL 96 Garrison Walker DL 6-1 288 Jr. Toccoa, GA 97 Jackson Kelly DL 6-3 262 RFr. Montgomery, AL 98 Marcus Bragg DE 6-5 262 Sr. North Miami, FL 99 Jayson Jones DL 6-6 328 So. Calera, AL AUBURN TIGERS ROSTER AUBURNTIGERS.COMNext >