This is the third in an eight-part series highlighting eight Auburn starters who don’t exactly generate many headlines, but make irreplaceable contributions in a game that goes beyond “the stars.“

This is the second in an eight-part series highlighting eight Auburn starters who don’t exactly generate many headlines, but make irreplaceable contributions in a game that goes beyond “the stars.”

Justin Garrett was the latest high school prospect to commit to Auburn on Tuesday, as the Tucker, Ga., linebacker chose the Tigers over a number of SEC schools.

All indications point toward Auburn senior Ryan ShoemAll indications point toward Auburn senior Ryan Shoemaker resuming his role this season as the Tigers’ point man on punts this season.

Zac Etheridge, hours after he was medically cleared to resume his football career Tuesday, said he had a list of players he was ready to lay out on the practice field. They’re players, Etheridge said, who “talked junk” about the neck brace he was forced to wear…

Auburn’s veteran-heavy roster won’t be flying under the radar in 2010.

Of the hundreds of high school players that converged on Auburn’s practice fields Saturday for the summer’s final camp, only one left committed to the Tigers.

Yes, despite the distractions caused by multiple off-field arrests, the University of Georgia will still field a football team this season that most believe will contend with the best the SEC has to offer.