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runningback onterio mcCalebb scores a touchdown saturday, nov. 3 against the new mexico state aggies. the tigers won the match with a final score of 42–7.

After a much-needed win against New Mexico State, the Tigers face the No. 5 ranked Georgia Bulldogs in an SEC showdown.

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Quarterback Jonathan Wal-lace will receive the second start of his career this weekend against Georgia.

The freshman’s height is listed at 6 feet 2 inches, and he weighs 197 pounds.

Wallace got his first start in Auburn’s 42–7 victory against New Mexico State last Satur-day. He ran the offense effective-ly and finished with 164 yards passing, a touchdown and an interception.

“I did some things good, I did some things bad,” Wallace said. “There’s a lot of work to do still, but we can’t get complacent.”

The offense Wallace led was anything but complacent in the second half, as the tigers scored 14 points in both the third and fourth quarter.

Wallace is a traditional du-al-threat quarterback and was working out of the wildcat style offense during the first eight games.

In his senior year at Central High School in Phoenix City, Wallace threw for 1,761 yards, 12 touchdowns and two inter-ceptions. His legs carried him for 891 yards and 28 touch-downs.

As the Auburn starting quar-terback, he has been in a more traditional drop-back role and only ran for nine yards, but it is clear he is comfortable running or passing.

In his senior year, Wallace was the 25th ranked quarter-back in the nation and was the 28th ranked player in the state of Alabama, according to rivals.com.

Wallace was not expected to

get much playing time in a non-wildcat formation, but extreme circumstances, such as the ti-gers losing seven of their first eight games, forced head coach Gene Chizik to give the fresh-man a chance.

After the tigers’ win against New Mexico State, Chizik said Wallace had an efficient first start.

“I couldn’t be more pleased with the way he managed the team, directed the team, made plays at critical times in the game when we needed them,” he said.

“And for a young guy to come in there in his first start, I’m sure he’ll be very critical and hard on himself, which is the way he is, but just looking at it from the naked eye — what I know — I’m very proud of the way he per-formed.”

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Well, Auburn fans, it has been a rough season.

Luckily, we managed to fol-low through with regular home-coming tradition and racked up points, but overall this season has tested the loyalty of every Tiger fan.

Now that the season is near-ing a close, we should be able to put the long line of losses be-hind us, celebrate our wins and enjoy our game against Geor-gia. While that is probably hard-er for some to do than others, a little liquid courage will help even the most passionate viewer

make it through the game. For all those watching the

game from home, or with their singles snuck in through cow-boy boots, follow these few drinking rules and it won’t mat-ter who scores.

· Take a shot if Spirit gets lost/runs into anything

· Take a drink when every-one starts a kick off “War Ea-gle.” Don’t stop until the phrase is finished.

· Take a drink every time

you’re about to yell at a ref· Shotgun a beer every time

you miss Lutzenkirchen · Take a drink every time the

TV shows Chizik upset or con-templative

· Take a drink every time

Georgia scores· Take a drink of water every

time we score (just to help off-set some of the alcohol)

· Take a drink every time we drop the ball

· Take a drink every time Georgia intercepts the ball

· If we do win, stop drink-ing, get your sober friend who thought you were ridiculous for drinking your way through the Auburn–Georgia game, and have them drive you to Toomer’s Corner to roll the trees.

By the end of the game, you should be forgetting the pain-ful numbers that have stacked up against our family this sea-son.

Despite the odds being against us, I’m still hoping for a stone-cold sober pack of Tigers

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Team Depth ChartsKick ReturnerQuan Bray - So.

HolderRyan White - Jr.

QuarterbackKiehl Frazier - So.

Clint Moseley - Jr. Jonathan Wallace - Fr.

Running BackOnterio McCalebb - Sr.Tre Mason - So.Mike Blakely - RS Fr.

FullbackJay Prosch - Jr.

Wide Receiver Emory Blake - Sr.Sammie Coates - RS Fr.Ricardo Louis - Fr.

Wide Receiver 2Trovon Reed - So.Travante Stallworth- Sr.

3-wideQuan Bray - So.

Tight EndBrandon Fulse - So.C.J. Uzomah - So.

Left TackleGreg Robinson - RS Fr.Shon Coleman - RS Fr.

Left GuardJohn Sullen - Sr.Alex Kozan - Fr.

CenterReese Dismukes - So.Tunde Fariyike - So.

Right GuardChad Slade - So.C. Westerman - RS Fr.

Right TackleAvery Young - Fr.Patrick Miller - Fr.

Place KickerCody Parkey - Jr.Alex Kviklys - Fr.

PunterSteven Clark - Jr.J.D. Strawbridge - Fr.

Defensive EndDee Ford - Jr.Craig Sanders - Jr.Nosa Eguae - Jr.

Defensive TackleJeffrey Whitaker - Jr.Gabe Wright - So.Tyler Nero - Fr.

Defensive TackleAngelo Blackson - So.Kenneth Carter - Jr.Devaunte Sigler - So.

Defensive EndCorey Lemonier - Jr.LaDarius Owens - So.Nosa Eguae - Jr.

Outside Linebacker (WILL)Jonathan Evans - Sr.Justin Garrett - So.

Middle Linebacker (MIKE)Jake Holland - Jr.Cassanova McKinzy - Fr.

Outside Linebacker (SAM)Daren Bates - Sr.Kris Frost - RS Fr.

CornerbackChris Davis - Jr.Jonathon Mincy - So.

SafetyJermaine Whitehead - So.Demetruce McNeal - Jr.

Safety 2Demetruce McNeal - Jr.Trent Fisher - So.

CornerbackRyan White - Jr.T’Sharvan Bell - Sr.

Punt ReturnerQuan Bray - So.Trovon Reed - So.

QuarterbackAaron Murray - Jr.Hutson Mason - Jr.Christian LeMay - Fr.Parker Welch - So.

RunningbackTodd Gurley - Fr.Keith Marshall - Fr.Ken Malcome - So.Richard Samuel - Sr.

FullbackA. Ogletree - Jr.Quayvon Hicks - Fr.Richard Samuel - Sr.

Wide receiverTavarres King - Sr.Rantavious Wooten - Jr.Chris Conley - So.J. Scott-Wesley - Fr.Malcolm Mitchell - So.Rhett McGowan - Jr.Taylor Bradberry - Sr.

Offensive tackleKenarious Gates - Jr.Mark Beard - So.Austin Long - Jr.John Theus - Fr.Watts Dantzler - So.

CenterDavid Andrews - So.Chris Burnette - Jr.Dallas Lee - Jr.

Offensive GuardChris Burnette - Jr.Greg Pyke - Fr.Dallas Lee - Jr.Ben Reynolds - Jr.

Tight endArthur Lynch - Jr.Jay Rome - Fr.Ty Flournoy-Smith - Fr.

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Nose TackleJohn Jenkins - Sr.Kwame Geathers - Jr.

LinebackerChase Vasser - JRRamik Wilson - SOJosh Dawson - FRJarvis Jones - JRJordan Jenkins - FRT.J. Stripling - JRAlec Ogletree - JR C. Robinson - SRAmarlo Herrera - So.Michael Gilliard - Sr.

CornerbackSanders Commings - Sr.Sheldon Dawson - Fr.Branden Smith - Sr.Damian Swann - So.

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For students, six hours in the stadium sustained by nothing but a mustard-slathered soft pretzel leaves us with a rag-ing post-game hunger. If we can make it past the conces-sion stands without purchas-ing an armful of hot dogs, then our game day options usually revolve around scrounging up whatever food is left at the tail-gate by the time we get there. Eating the misshapen carrots everyone else left on the vegeta-ble plate is not your only option.

There are plenty of restau-

rants around town offering fans a fresh new twist on old favor-ites like barbecue, burgers and fries. Game days in Auburn are marked by tradition, but don’t let yourself get stuck in a dining rut by eating the same meal ev-ery time.

Amsterdam Cafe’s crab cake sandwich

The crab cake sandwich at Amsterdam Cafe, located on South Gay Street, is a delectable twist on the typical fare of game day. Instead of a charred burg-er, sink your teeth into one of the “top 100 dishes to eat in Ala-bama before you die.”

The crab cake avocado sand-wich is served on a flaky toasted croissant with creole remoulade and mango pico de gallo. The subtle blend of flavors in this

tasty sandwich makes for a dish you can savor instead of just in-hale in a fit of hunger. Get it with a side of sweet potato chips.

Big Blue Bagel’s tiger meltAnother one of the “100 dish-

es to eat in Alabama before you die,” Big Blue, located on College Street, offers a Tiger Melt con-sisting of Colby Jack generously melting over its famous chicken salad and served atop two bagel faces of your choice. Play it safe and go with the multigrain ba-gel or mix it up with cinnamon or blueberry.

The melt comes with a side of bagel chips, which are ba-gels of different flavors toasted and sliced into bite-sized piec-es. A side of the honey mus-tard makes the perfect dipping sauce.

Tex’s Tacos’ barbecue tacoPutting a Tex-Mex twist on

Southern cooking, our favorite campus food truck offers a bar-becue taco. Get it with a side of lime fries.

The taco combines a flour tortilla with vinegar-basted pulled pork barbecue, honey-lime garden slaw and barbe-cue sauce. Since the taco truck is parked right outside the sta-dium, you’ll have to endure the shortest amount of time be-tween you and satiating your roaring appetite.

Top off your barbecue taco with a round of lime fries, a Tex’s Tacos specialty that some-how manages to whip up a deep fried dish that tastes like a fun-nel cake-french fry hybrid.

Look out for the taco truck parked on campus.

Panera Bread’s turkey cran-berry panini

With Thanksgiving just around the bend, you might be looking for something a little more festive than the tried-and-true beef burgers you eat at ev-ery game.

Panera, located on Ope-lika Road, is offering a season-al sandwich this fall that com-bines the flavors of the season into a delectable panini. The sandwich features roasted tur-key slices on fresh-baked ciabat-ta bread, cranberry chutney and fresh spinach. The unlikely pair-ing is reminiscent of a Thanks-giving meal and a great alterna-tive to post-game grub.

The panini is served with a side, but for another fall treat, try the chicken stew that comes topped with a cheese biscuit.

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A history of ‘The Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry’The most iconic Auburn–Georgia matchups students will remember

Terry Bowden’s sec-ond Auburn team was continuing the win-ning ways of his first squad that went 11–0. The 1994 Tigers were 9–0 coming into Amen Corner and first up was a disappointing Geor-gia team. The Bulldogs had lost to Vander-bilt that year and been blown out by Florida 52–14. Auburn’s win-ning streak stopped at 20 and it would go on to lose to Alabama in the Iron Bowl. The Co-lumbus Ledger-Enquir-er said the next day, “Georgia Beats Auburn, 23–23.”

1994Georgia 23Auburn 23

1996

1999 2004

2005

Auburn 49

Auburn 38 Auburn 24

Auburn 31

Georgia 56

Georgia 21 Georgia 6

Georgia 30

The first SEC game to go into overtime was played in Jordan-Hare in 1996 in the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry. Jim Don-nan had taken over as head coach in Athens, and the team was strug-gling its way to a 5-6 re-cord. A memorable mo-ment in the first quar-ter of this contest came when Georgia’s bulldog mascot, Uga V, jumped and snapped at Auburn receiver Robert Baker in the end zone. Coach Bowden’s Auburn team led 28-7 at halftime be-fore imploding and al-lowing the ‘Dawgs’ Mike Bobo to throw a 30-yard touchdown to Cory Al-len to tie it at 28-28 on the last play of the game. Georgia went on to win 56-49 in four overtimes, giving its fans the “Mira-cle on the Plains.”

Tommy Tuberville be-came the Auburn head coach in 1999 after leaving Ole Miss. The team started off with a few wins against mostly lesser competition be-fore dropping five of six heading into the Geor-gia game. Auburn came out on fire behind Ben Leard and Ronney Dan-iels and led 31-0 at half-time. The second half was mostly a party in certain sections and Auburn cruised to a 38-21 win on its way to a 5-6 record in Tubs’ first season.

This top ten match-up had been anticipat-ed for weeks as Georgia and Auburn each rolled through their regular season schedules. By the time the game arrived, Auburn was 10-0 and ranked in the top three, while eighth-ranked Georgia’s lone loss was to future East division champ Tennessee. Au-burn was a couple of wins away from its first SEC championship since 1989 and also still in play for a national title. Jason Campbell and Ronnie Brown helped ruin the season for the Bulldogs and Carnell Williams even threw a touchdown pass as Auburn’s defense helped dismantle Geor-gia and David Greene. Auburn went on to win the SEC Championship and Sugar Bowl and fin-ished 13-0.

After seeing Kenny Irons run for nearly 180 yards and two touchdowns in a back and forth game, Auburn was down to its last chance fac-ing a fourth down and 10 from inside its own territory and less than two minutes left on the clock down 30-28. Devin Aromashodu caught the last ditch pass from Brandon Cox and hit the sideline, outracing Georgia defenders to the 3-yard line in a breathtaking play be-fore being stripped of the ball. Auburn recov-ered in the endzone 60+ yards later before the referees reminded the stadium that a fourth down fumble cannot be advanced. Auburn didn’t punch it in for six, instead taking John Vaughn’s 20-yard field goal and the 31-30 win.Above: Auburn runs to the field prior to the game against Texas A&M Saturday, Oct. 27. Top Right: Courtesy of Todd Van Emst. Fans during the 2004 matchup against

the University of Georgia. Far Bottom : Jeris McIntyre catches a pass during the 2003 matchup against UGA. Near Bottom: Cadillac Williams eludes a UGA defender during the 2004 matchup against UGA.


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Who are Georgia’s key defensive players this weekend?

Pick your poison. Jarvis Jones is the obvious bet for a big game, but I’m going to go for one of the team’s less heralded players, sophomore cornerback Damian Swann. Swann, who has forced three fumbles, had two interceptions and two sacks in the last two games, has been much better than senior corner Branden Smith this season, despite his youth.

Key offensive players?Todd Gurley will be essential to Georgia’s success.

When the running game is running smoothly, the of-fense doesn’t force things and is able to control the clock. While quarterback Aaron Murray has proven he can win games with his arm, throwing for almost 400 yards last week and three touchdowns, the key to an Auburn up-set would be to force some turnovers. If the Bulldogs are running well, there won’t be a desire to push the ball through the air, making ball security much easier.

Other than that, it will be interesting to see how soph-omore wide receiver Chris Conley fares, as he is likely to replace the injured senior Marlon Brown. Brown was a physical specimen and highly touted, but never lived up to the hype. Meanwhile, people forget Conley had a very solid freshman year playing in a loaded receiving corps. With Michael Bennett gone as well, Conley will have a chance to show what he has to offer.

What does Georgia have to do to secure its sec-ond consecutive win against Auburn?

Get Murray going early. Murray is the epitome of the rhythm passer, so if you can get him warmed up on some smaller stuff to begin the game, then he should continue finding success throughout it. But if he throws a pick ear-ly, watch out — when it rains, it really pours for the Bull-dog signal-caller.

What would a victory at Jordan-Hare Stadium mean for the Bulldogs?

A spot in the SEC Championship game. This isn’t just any other game — the Georgia-Auburn series is one of the most competitive and longstanding rivalries in col-lege football, and the Bulldogs are only one game behind overall. But that being said, Auburn is clearly down this year. Losing to a team that doesn’t have a single SEC win this year would be a travesty, but it’s also highly unlikely. Auburn will come in to play the spoiler. But Georgia will come in as the heavy favorite, and I don’t see this game being a problem for them.

Georgia has at least two underwhelming per-formances this season.What are the chances the Bulldogs have another one this weekend?

Not likely. The stakes are high and, unlike the South Carolina game, the opponent isn’t nearly as talent-ed. Games like this are won by coaching and by depth, two things which the Tigers are lacking at the moment. It will be close for the first quarter, maybe the first half. But Georgia just handled a strong Ole Miss offense, while ringing up 37 points. It would take a major collapse for the Bulldogs to even keep Auburn in this game.

Across enemy linesThe Red and Black sports editor Nick Fouriezos answers five questions regarding this week’s matchup against the Bulldogs

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Jonathan Wallace will look to get more comfortable in the starting role saturday, Nov. 10 when he takes on Georgia in his second career start.

Tre Mason vs Jarvis JonesIf anything can be learned from Auburn’s two wins this season, it’s that Auburn must run the ball to

win. Both times the Tigers have eclipsed 200 total rushing yards this season, Auburn has come away with a win. To reach that total, running backs Onterio McCalebb and Mike Blakely will have to be a large part of that. Tre Mason, however, is the workhorse of the group and will be relied on to set the tem-po on offense. Mason is coming off his best game of the season, a 152-yard, one-touchdown effort in the Tigers’ dominant 42–7 victory over New Mexico State. On the other side of the ball Saturday, Nov. 10, will be the nation’s 45th-ranked rush defense. The past two games, Georgia held a usually explosive Flor-ida offense to 75 yards on 40 carries — an average of 1.9 yards per carry — and held Ole Miss to 46 yards on the ground. Junior linebacker Jarvis Jones may have something to do with that. Jones had 13 tack-les, 4.5 of those for a loss, in the Florida game and has the sideline-to-sideline range and athleticism to track down the fastest of backs. Saturday there is no doubt Jones will have his eyes on No. 21 when he’s in the backfield, and how Mason handles the pressure of finally being the centerpiece of the offense will dictate the outcome of the game.

Jonathan Wallace vs. Georgia secondaryIn Wallace’s second career start, it will be up to him to give the Tigers a chance to upset the Bulldogs.

Mason and the running game can only get the team so far before Georgia stacks the box. With Georgia keeping an eye on the backfield, Wallace will have to use his feet and make big plays with his arm to avoid pressure and keep drives alive. The Georgia secondary isn’t known for being a flock of ball hawks, but safety Bacarri Rambo and the rest of the unit are tenacious hitters. Wallace must make the right throws to allow his receivers to use their speed after the catch. If Auburn can score fast and early, the Tigers’ chance of an upset gets that much larger.

Corey Lemonier and Dee Ford vs. Georgia offensive lineAuburn’s defense has been arguably worse than the offense this season. When Georgia comes to the

Plains Saturday, the Tigers must do two things to win: score and sack the quarterback. The team hasn’t done so well with scoring, but the team has all the tools to get to Aaron Murray. Lemonier and Ford have combined for eight of Auburn’s 18 sacks, but Lemonier has gone sackless for the past five games, and Ford ended his four-game sack drought against New Mexico State last weekend. Murray has thrown an interception in five of his nine games, including a three interception showing two weeks ago against Florida. On a defense known for missed tackles and poor coverage, pressure on Murray may force the mistakes Auburn’s defense needs to gain momentum.


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Above: the trainer in charge of Nova and spirit. it isn’t easy standing at the 50-yard line and wondering if the bird will come back.

Below: this student sums up the attitude around town with his exasperated expression and motionless shak-er. it’s as if his poster is a window into his brain.

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Above: Junior kicker cody parkey gives this en-tire season the stink eye … or he could just have the sun in his face.

What’s the problem?


My friends like to make fun of me for not pretending like foot-ball is my life. They question my allegiance to Auburn and ac-cuse me of being an undercov-er Bammer — especially when I tell them I don’t particularly like going to home games.

I’ve tried to explain to them it gets monotonous, but they don’t buy it.

If you’ve been going to all the home games this semester, you might be getting a little tired of the same old tailgate and bar scene. Like me, you might be bored stiff of sitting around with a bunch of super fans who have

nothing going on in their lives. So why not take some time

before or after the game and get out of town for a while?

Auburn’s sister city, Opelika, is just a short drive down I-85 and has a lot more to offer than a Starbucks and a Target. Since I moved here a few years ago, I’ve found Opelika to be a great place to escape all the stress that goes with a heavy weekend of football.

The last time I wrote a column about my fondness for Opelika, the community was still grow-ing into its place as a charming Southern town. But now, with the addition of four new restau-rants and a boom in downtown businesses, the town could eas-ily fit in with the likes of Savan-nah, Ga. or Charleston, SC.

It certainly seems a long way away from the hectic fanaticism

and game day frivolity, and I like it that way.

For me, all the people that crowd the stadium and down-town Auburn are just too much. I’m definitely an Auburn fan and I love this town, but I can only take so many drunken tailgaters before my head starts to hurt.

So instead of taking Tylenol and lying in bed all day, I make the trip to Opelika and indulge my weakness for fried foods and shopping for strange antiques.

The Irish Bred Pub, of course, is one of the more popular des-tinations in downtown Ope-lika. Its whole menu is impec-cable, but the fish and chips will have you doubting all the hap-piness you ever experienced be-fore tasting its beer-battered ex-cellence.

Ma Fia’s Italian restaurant, just down the street from the

Bred Pub, is another wonderful eatery that will fill your stom-ach and restore your faith in hu-manity — at least it did for me. The fact it has one of the hard-est dishes to find in Alabama, veal osso bucco, alone puts it in the running for my favorite res-taurant in the state. They cook it perfectly, by the way.

Niffer’s Place has been an Au-burn tradition since 1991, but it recently expanded its corn nug-get-fueled kingdom to down-town Opelika, which will help you get your Niffer’s fix on game day without waiting forever for a table.

If you find yourself full on burgers and beer and need to take a walk to clear your head, find a designated driver or cab and make your way to Opelika. You can visit some of the coolest antique stores in the area, An-

gel’s and Roland’s, and you may even burn off some unwanted calories.

Angel’s is right off the inter-state and offers a large variety of stuff for your shopping plea-sure. It’s huge, and you will take at least two hours before your consumerist yearnings calm down enough and you decide to purchase that buggy load of tchotchkes.

Roland’s, which is conve-niently right next to the Bred Pub, is tiny compared to Angel’s, but the prices are always nego-tiable and you can always find something you didn’t know you needed.

So if you are tired of all the typical game day shenanigans, make a trip to our pleasant sis-ter city, where you can eat your fill, spend all your money and leave with a smile on your face.

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College football is full of char-acters, especially in the South-eastern Conference. Johnny “Football” Manziel and Cam Newton, who we all know is Su-perman, are two of many.

But it’s not just players who steal the spotlight with their idiosyncrasies. LSU coach Les Miles eats grass. Alabama’s Nick Saban is the devil and finds joy in yelling at anything and ev-erything that moves. Will Mus-champ has perfected the tem-per tantrum during his time at Florida.

Quirks are the new normal. Fans and players alike fall for the outrageous and outspoken men that make up the SEC, yet come Saturday’s meeting be-tween Auburn and Georgia, the nation will see two coaches who have remained relatively normal through the circus that is col-lege football.

Mark Richt is a frat star that stumbled into the head coach-ing position at Georgia some 12 years ago. The Omaha, Neb. na-tive enters the weekend boast-ing a one-loss record and the No. 5 spot in the BCS rankings.

Richt has somehow managed to lead his team to top-25 finish-es in all but two of those years, the most successful coming in 2007 when the No. 2 Bulldogs ended the season 11–2.

On the other sideline sits the troubled Gene Chizik, who seems to see the good in ev-erything. Auburn’s fourth-year coach found success early on, leading the Tigers to their sec-ond national championship in 2010. In just his second season, Chizik was able to turn a reeling Auburn team into winners, not without the help of Heisman trophy winner Newton.

Now, a mere two years re-moved from arguably the best season in Tiger football histo-ry, Chizik and company are on a downward spiral that shows no signs of slowing anytime soon.

Richt is 2–1 when coaching against Chizik, and common sense would suggest that re-cord is going to increase Sat-urday.

It takes two to tango: Chizik and RichtAli [email protected]

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Gene Chizik is in his third year as head coach and has a re-cord of 42–55 overall.


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Weekend breakdown: football isn’t the only sport in townFriday, Nov. 9

Men’s basketball vs. IPFW 7 p.m. Women’s basketball vs. Maine 1:30 p.m. Soccer at Washington 7 p.m. Equestrian vs. Georgia 3 p.m. Volleyball vs. Texas A&M 7 p.m. Men’s tennis vs. USTA/ITA All Day Lacrosse vs. NCAA South Regional All Day

Saturday, Nov. 10 Women’s basketball vs. Wofford or North Carolina State 4 p.m. or 6:30 p.m. Men’s tennis vs. USTA/ITA All Day

Sunday, Nov. 11Men’s tennis vs. USTA/ITA All Day Emily morris / AssistAnt Photo Editor

senior guard Josh Wallace eludes a defender in the 66–50 vic-tory over Georgia southwestern University monday, nov. 5.

Documents

11.10.2012 Gameday Tab of The Auburn Plainsman (UGA)