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2012 auburn Tigers74Will AdamsOffensive Line6-7 • 289 • Fr.Tyrone, Ga.Daren Bates25 Linebacker5-11 • 215 • Sr.Memphis, Tenn.Gage Batten57 Linebacker6-0 • 232 • Fr.Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.22T’Sharvan BellDefensive Back6-0 • 190 • Sr.Kissimmee, Fla.3DeAngelo BentonWide Receiver6-2 • 201 • Sr.Bastrop, La.98Angelo BlacksonDefensive Line6-4 • 308 • So.Bear, Del.80Emory BlakeWide Receiver6-2 • 193 • Sr.Austin, Texas22Mike BlakelyRunning Back5-9 • 206 • RFr.Bradenton, Fla.4Quan BrayWide Receiver5-10 • 185 • So.LaGrange, Ga.48Blake BurgessOffensive Line6-3 • 249 • Jr.Vestavia Hills, Ala.77Shane CallahanOffensive Line6-6 • 292• Fr.Parker, Colo.Emory Blake92Kenneth CarterDefensive Tackle6-4 • 289 • Jr.Greenville, Ala.Ryan Carter17 Quarterback6-2 • 200 • Fr.Hoover, Ala.Steven Clark30 Punter6-5 • 232 • Jr.Kansas City, Mo.2012 AUBURN FOOTBALL89AUBURNTIGERS.COM

2012 auburn Tigers83Michael CliftonTight End6-3 • 225 • Fr.Evans, Ga.18Sammie CoatesWide Receiver6-2 • 200 • RFr.Leroy, Ala.72Shon ColemanOffensive Line6-6 • 302 • RFr.Memphis, Tenn.Chris Davis11 Cornerback5-11 • 200 • Jr.Birmingham, Ala.28T.J. DavisDefensive Back6-1 • 184 • Fr.Tallahassee, Fla.52Justin DelaineDefensive End6-5 • 253 • So.Linden, Ala.89Jaylon DensonWide Receiver6-3 • 211 • So.Hoover, Ala.76Jordan DiamondOffensive Tackle6-6 • 323 • Fr.Chicago, Ill.Reese Dismukes50 Center6-3 • 293 • So.Spanish Fort, Ala.Adam Dyas41 Safety5-9 • 192 • So.Mobile, Ala.94Nosa EguaeDefensive End6-3 • 268 • Jr.Mansfield, TexasJonathan Evans35 Linebacker5-11 • 231 • Sr.Prichard, Ala.65Tunde FariyikeOffensive Line6-2 • 301 • So.Thomaston, Ga.DeAngeloBEntonClay Finkelstein40 Linebacker6-2 • 209 • RFr.Montgomery, Ala.31Trent FisherDefensive Back6-1 • 200 • So.Nashville, Tenn.142012 AUBURN FOOTBALL92AUBURNTIGERS.COMErique FlorenceDefensive Back6-1 • 191 • So.Valley, Ala.

2012 auburn Tigers95Dee FordDefensive End6-2 • 246 • Jr.Odenville, Ala.Kiehl Frazier10 Quarterback6-2 • 226 • So.Springdale, Ark.Kris Frost17 Linebacker6-2 • 233 • RFr.Matthews, NC11Brandon FulseTight End6-4 • 249 • So.Fort Meade, Fla.Justin Garrett26 Linebacker6-1 • 215 • So.Tucker, Ga.20Corey GrantRunning Back5-11 • 200 • So.Opelika, Ala.45Keymiya HarrellDefensive End6-4 • 260 • RFr.Selma, Ala.Forrest Hill64 Snapper6-1 • 242 • So.Morrow, Ga.Jake Holland5 Linebacker6-1 • 241 • Jr.Pelham, Ala.1Joshua HolseyDefensive Back5-11 • 188 • Fr.Fairburn, Ga.JonathanEvans21Jonathan JonesDefensive Back5-10 • 166 • Fr.Carrolton, Ga.63Alex KozanOffensive Line6-4 • 294 • Fr.Castle Rock, Colo.Alex Kviklys39 Kicker6-2 • 180 • RFr.Marietta, Ga.Chris Landrum33 Linebacker6-3 • 240 • RFr.Sweet Water, Ala.70Robert LeffOffensive Line6-6 • 289 • Fr.Fairhope, Ala.Jake Lembke59 Snapper6-2 • 245 • Jr.New Lenox, Ill.2012 AUBURN FOOTBALL93AUBURNTIGERS.COM

2012 auburn Tigers55Corey LemonierDefensive End6-4 • 246 • Jr.Hialeah, Fla.15Johnny LockettRunning Back5-9 • 194 • So.Sweet Water, Ala.5Ricardo LouisWide Receiver6-2 • 210 • Fr.Miami Beach, Fla.41Patrick LymonRunning Back5-10 • 190 • So.Huntsville, Ala.43Philip LutzenkirchenTight End6-5 • 255 • Sr.Marietta, Ga.21Tre MasonRunning Back5-10 • 198 • So.Lake Worth, Fla.23Onterio McCalebbRunning Back5-11 • 173 • Sr.Fort Meade, Fla.Cassanova McKinzy30 Linebacker6-3 • 243 • Fr.Birmingham, Ala.12Demetruce McNealDefensive Back6-2 • 187 • Jr.College Park, Ga.16Ikeem MeansDefensive Back6-0 • 205 • Sr.Wetumpka, Ala.51Patrick MillerOffensive Line6-7 • 288 • Fr.West Palm Beach, Fla.6Jonathon MincyDefensive Back5-10 • 190 • So.Decatur, Ga.JaViere Mitchell18 Linebacker6-2 • 210 • Fr.Leeds, Ala.PhilipLutzenkirchenC.T. Moorman58 Snapper6-0 • 225 • RFr.Durham, N.C.Anthony MorganWide Receiver5-11 • 197 • Sr.Brantley, Ala.2012 AUBURN FOOTBALL96AUBURNTIGERS.COM8Clint Moseley15 Quarterback6-4 • 229 • Jr.Leroy, Ala.

2012 auburn Tigers91Tyler NeroDefensive Line6-2 • 277 • Fr.Atmore, Ala.93JaBrian NilesDefensive Line6-2 • 297 • RFr.Mobile, Ala.Tate O’Connor19 Quarterback6-2 • 177 • RFr.Savannah, Ga.10LaDarius OwensDefensive End6-2 • 260 • So.Bessemer, Ala.Cody Parkey36 Kicker6-0 • 194 • Jr.Jupiter, Fla.46Ricky ParksTight End6-4 • 248 • Fr.Hogansville, Ga.32Blake PooleDefensive Back5-11 • 199 • Jr.Buchanan, Ga.42Gimel PresidentDefensive End6-4 • 244 • Fr.Mt. Pleasant, S.C.Jay Prosch35 Fullback6-0 • 260 • Jr.Mobile, Ala.82Melvin RayWide Receiver6-3 • 217 • RFr.Cairo, Ga.1Trovon ReedWide Receiver6-0 • 190 • So.Thibodaux, La.86Dimitri ReeseWide Receiver5-11 • 174 • So.Birmingham, Ala.Ashton Richardson56 Linebacker6-1 • 218 • RSr.New Orleans, La.IkeemMeans73Greg RobinsonOffensive Line6-5 • 311 • RFr.Thibodaux, La.13Craig SandersDefensive End6-4 • 257 • Jr.Clio, Ala.42Chandler ShakespeareRunning Back5-10 • 209 • Jr.Oxford, Ala.2012 AUBURN FOOTBALL97AUBURNTIGERS.COM

2012 auburn Tigers96Devaunte SiglerDefensive Line6-4 • 291 • So.Mobile, Ala.62Chad SladeOffensive Line6-5 • 301 • So.Moody, Ala.24Ryan SmithDefensive Back6-2 • 204 • Jr.Cordova, Ala.46Jordan SpriggsDefensive Back5-9 • 189 • So.Mobile, Ala.85Travante StallworthWide Receiver5-9 • 191 • Sr.Leesville, La.J.D. Strawbridge37 Punter6-0 • 171 • Fr.Montgomery, Ala.Michael Sulka53 Snapper6-3 • 253 • Fr.Bluffton, S.C.71John SullenOffensive Line6-5 • 313 • Sr.Auburn, Ala.Anthony Swain44 Linebacker6-2 • 235 • RFr.Gadsden, Ala.27Robenson TherezieDefensive Back5-9 • 205 • So.Miami, Fla.AnthonyMorgan74Jamar TravisDefensive Line6-0 • 302 • Sr.Brewton, Ala.39B.J. TrimbleWide Receiver5-10 • 168 • RFr.Fayetteville, Ga.81C.J. UzomahTight End6-4 • 250 • So.Suwanee, Ga.Mack VanGorder29 Linebacker6-1 • 193 • RFr.Gainesville, Ga.Jonathan Wallace12 Quarterback6-2 • 197 • Fr.Phenix City, Ala.992012 AUBURN FOOTBALL100AUBURNTIGERS.COMBrian WalshDefensive Line6-3 • 303 • RFr.Winter Springs, Fla.

2012 auburn Tigers75Christian WestermanOffensive Line6-4 • 298 • RFr.Chandler, Ariz.Jacob Westrich49 Linebacker6-1 • 230 • So.Huntsville, Ala.54Jeffrey WhitakerDefensive Tackle6-4 • 307 • Jr.Warner Robins, Ga.19Ryan WhiteDefensive Back5-11 • 198 • Jr.Tallahassee, Fla.9Jermaine WhiteheadDefensive Back5-11 • 202 • So.Greenwood, Miss.78Colton WingardOffensive Line6-2 • 297 • So.Alabaster, Ala.90Gabe WrightDefensive Line6-3 • 299 • So.Columbus, Ga.56Avery YoungOffensive Tackle6-6 • 295 • Fr.Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.47Patrick YoungWide Receiver6-4 • 229 • RFr.Trussville, Ala.JohnSullenAshtonRichardsonTravanteStallworth2012 AUBURN FOOTBALL101AUBURNTIGERS.COM

Down through the years with david houselPresented byplead guilty.I Guilty as charged: of being an old man andseeing Auburn and Auburn football throughthe eyes of an old man.Many times in this space I have lamented, asothers of my generation have lamented, theloss of Tennessee as an annual opponent onthe Auburn schedule.For 45 years, 1956-1991, Auburn andTennessee played every year. With oneexception, 1968, the game was played earlyin the year, usually the first game or firstconference game of the season. Both teamsknew early, very early, how good they wouldbe and how much work still needed to bedone. The Auburn-Tennessee game was thestandard, a measuring stick. Win and youwere a contender; lose and you were, moreoften than not, an also-ran.Good game, big game, early, early…The waysports fans like it, the way things ought to be.Or so we thought.But the SEC, in its infinite wisdom, changedall of that in 1992 when Auburn, over itsobjection, was placed in the western division,Tennessee in the east. The annual rivalry withTennessee, one of the best, most anticipatedgames on Auburn’s schedule for more than40 years, was no more.The trip to Tennessee every other yearwas special. The reasonably short drive toKnoxville and the Great Smokey Mountainsin the early fall, just as the leaves werebeginning to turn, signaled the unofficial startof football season. When Tennessee cameto Auburn for the first time in 1974, afterinsisting that we play our “home” games inBirmingham from 1956 through 1972, it wassomething of a practice run for Alabama’sfirst trip to Auburn in 1989.And as Coach Jordan, who loved the anticipationand excitement of the Tennesseegame often said, the Auburn Tigers and theVolunteers played some great games “downthrough the years:” 7-0, the first victory on theroad to the National Championship, the 13-0no-first down game in 1958, three straightyears of coming from two touchdowns ormore behind to win, 22-21, 24-21 and 23-19,the 1968 night game in Birmingham, 28-14,the Sullivan years, 36-23 and 10-9, and theAmazin’s 10-6 upset in 1972, all Auburnvictories. One tends to forget the other team’swins as the years go by, but Tennessee hadits share of great wins, too.Auburn-Tennessee had history, tradition andintensity. Auburn-LSU had none of that, nohistory, no tradition and little, if any, intensity.Why change, we Auburn people said in1992. Why take that away from us? Awayfrom College Football?An old dog is not supposed to learn newtricks, but this old dog, this old Auburn doghas learned a quite a few in the 22 yearswe’ve been playing LSU on a regular basis.First, Auburn-LSU games can be, and usuallyare, every bit as exciting and meaningfulas the Auburn-Tennessee games were.Think about it: 34-10, the first big win of thePerfect 11 and 000-hh season, the 30-26interception game in 1994, 1996 when the“barn” burned, 41-7 at Baton Rouge, TommyTuberville’s first SEC victory at Auburn, 10-9in 2004, 7-3 in 2006 and, of course, 24-17in 2010. Who could ever forget Cam’s run?And through the years, there has come realizationthat the elements of a good road trip inthe SEC are not confined to Knoxville.Knoxville had Regis and YeOlde Steakhouse and BatonRouge has, or had, MikeAnderson’s and Phil’sOyster Bar. May theOyster Bar and Gus RIP.Both cities have scenicrivers. Knoxville has theTennessee, Baton Rougethe Mississippi, the“Mighty Mississippi,”“the Father of Waters”Advantage: LSU andBaton Rouge.Knoxville and BatonRouge both have nearbycities where Auburn fanscan spend Friday night.Knoxville hasChattanooga; Baton Rouge, New Orleans.With all due respect to Rock City, the InclineRailway, Ruby Falls, Lookout Point and RoyExum, New Orleans with Bourbon Street, theFrench Quarter, its unmatched cuisine andatmosphere, wins hands down.So, after all these years, after many, manywords and paragraphs, there will no morelamentation in this space about loss of theTennessee game. Miss it? Yes. Shared storiesand remembrances about how good it was?Possibly, even probably. But to say we oughtto go back? No.To say that the Auburn-Tennessee rivalry thenwas better than the Auburn-LSU rivalry oftoday? No way. Never. Auburn-Tennesseebelongs to the past, to old folks’ times.Auburn-LSU is now. It belongs to this generationand to the years to come.All of which brings to mind once againthe historic marker at Ross Square, site ofAuburn’s first football field, which reads inpart, “Owing much to the past, Auburn’sgreater debt is ever to thefuture.”Auburn’s future iswith LSU, notTennessee.And that,no longer,isa badthing.2012 AUBURN FOOTBALL105AUBURNTIGERS.COM

Women’sBasketballThe Auburn women’s basketball team traveled Down Under Aug.4-14, putting together a 3-1 record on its tour of Australia.Auburn lost to the Logan Thunder, 86-54, in the opener, butbounced back for an 81-71 win over the Cairns Dolphins. TheTigers downed the Sydney Flames, 67-58, and capped off the tripwith an 84-46 win over the Sutherland Sharks. Sophomore HasinaMuhammad led Auburn in scoring on the tour with 23.3 points pergame. Senior Blanche Alverson followed with 17.5 points per gamewhile freshman Chadarryl Clay added 10.5 per game.Top left: Blanche Alverson, Chadarryl Clay, Nicole Tanner,Courtney Strain (with koala), Tyrese Tanner, Hasina Muhammad,Cabriana Capers, Pascale West and Peyton Davis get together witha koala at the Tropical Zoo in Cairns, Australia.Bottom Left: The team is ready for breakfast at the hotel in Cairns.Below: Everyone gets together for a photo in front of the SydneyHarbour Bridge in Sydney, Australia.2012 AUBURN FOOTBALL113AUBURNTIGERS.COM

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OlympicSport Q&ABy: Sara RobertsGolf Q&AQ: When did you realize you lovedthe game you play?Marta Sanz: “When I was 12.”Carlie Yadloczky: “Probably my junioryear of high school because that’s when Istarted playing really well.”Victoria Trapani: “When I was 12 andwon my first golf tournament.”Q: Who do you believe you relate toor resemble most when you compete?MS: “Annika Sorenstam”CY: “Cristie Kerr, because of my swing.”VT: “Paula Creamer, because I like to standoutwith what I’m wearing. I always want tolook the best.”Q: When you go home, is therea certain thing you like to dowith your family?MS: “We like to go to the beachand have family time.”CY: “Just hang out and havefamily time. WhenI go home I don’treally go out, I like to have movie night orgame night with my family since I don’t seethem often.”VT: “Since I live in south Florida we go to thebeach all the time.”Q: What first made you interested inplaying golf?MS: “My dad learned withhis company and wouldbring me and my sisterto his lessons when wewere 5, and we would justrandomly hit balls.”CY: “Wanting to drive the golfcart really sparked my interest in thesport, but seeing my older sister playat a really good level made me want tostart playing.”Carlie YadloczkyVT: “I went to a summer camp when I was 8and I realized I had natural talent.”Q: What are you looking forward tomost about the upcoming season?MS: “Winning with the team and hopefullymaking it to nationals.”CY: “It’s my senior year so hopefully we’llwin a lot of tournaments and make it tonationals.”VT: “All of the strong fields that we’re goingto face and being with the team.”Q: What would your friends say isyour most unusual habit?MS: “Carlie says that I eat like an elephantand eat everyone’s leftover food when they’redone.”CY: “Marta says that I eat way too manypickles.”VT: “I always say random awkward commentsthat might be better off not said.”Q: Which of your teammates are youmost like?MS: “Diana and I are reallysimilar because of our cultureand stuff.”CY: “Marta and I are alot alike because wefight like sisters andwe know eachother’s routines.We alwaysroom togetherat tournaments.We’rejust reallycomfortablearound eachother.”VT: “Carlie,because wecome off as intimidatingbut reallywe’re actually reallynice and blonde.”Victoria TrapaniMarta Sanz2012 AUBURN FOOTBALL12 0AUBURNTIGERS.COM