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Today in Jordan-HareTre MasonHead CoachGene Chizik (Florida, 1985)Auburn Record................................ 32-17 (4th year)vs. Georgia........................................................ 1-2Overall Record ............................... 37-36 (6th year)vs. Georgia........................................................ 1-2AUBURN (2-7, 0-6 SEC)Date Opponent Score/TimeSept. 3 vs. Clemson (ESPN) L, 19-26Sept. 8 at Mississippi State (ESPN) L, 10-28Sept. 15 LOUISIANA-MONROE (SECN) W, 31-28 (OT)Sept. 22 LSU (ESPN) L, 10-12Oct. 6 ARKANSAS (ESPN2) L, 7-24Oct. 13 at Ole Miss L, 20-41Oct. 20 at Vanderbilt L, 13-17Oct. 27 TEXAS A&M (ESPNU) L, 21-63Nov. 3 NEW MEXICO STATE [HC] (CSS) W, 42-7Nov. 10 GEORGIA (ESPN2)6 p.m.Nov. 17 ALABAMA A&M1 p.m.Nov. 24 at AlabamaTBAAll times CentralStatistical leadersRUSHING YARDSTre Mason........................................................706O. McCalebb...................................................453PASSING YARDSKiehl Frazier.....................................................753RECEPTIONSEmory Blake........................................................39Philip Lutzenkirchen.............................................15TACKLESDaren Bates........................................................86Demetruce McNeal.............................................84SCOUTING AUBURNFIRST AND 10• Auburn leads the series againstGeorgia with a 54-53-8 record.Georgia has won seven of thelast 10 matchups in the series• The Tigers and Bulldogshave met every year since1944 in the Deep South’sOldest Rivalry• Tre Mason’s 152 yardsrushing vs. NMSU werethe most by an SECplayer last week, and acareer best for the sophomoretailback• The Auburn field goal defense unit hasblocked three kicks this season, two ofthose by Angelo Blackson and one byCorey Lemonier• Auburn is 97-139-6 all-time againstranked opponents• Linebacker Daren Bates’ 62 yards fumblereturn for a touchdown against NewMexico State was the second lonegestsuch play in Auburn records• Bates is third in the SEC (9.56 tackles/game);teammates Demetruce McNeal (9.33) andJermaine Whitehead (8.11) rank fourth andseventh among conference tacklers• Onterio McCalebb is just the second playerin SEC history to tally more than 2,000 yardsrush- ing (2,469), 1,000 kick return yards(1,246) and 500 receiving yards (528)• Auburn has won 76 consecutive gameswhen scoring 30 or more points• Linebacker Ashton Richardson has beenchosen as a Rhodes Scholar finalist; he isone of 12 finalists to interview for two scholarshippositions Nov. 16-17 in BirminghamDeep South’s Oldest RivalryThe Auburn-Georgia series is tied withOregon-Oregon State as the seventh-mostplayed series in the nation (Football BowlSubdivision). The FBS series with the mostgames played are listed below:121 - Minnesota-Wisconsin; UM, 59-55-8120 - Missouri-Kansas; MU, 57-54-9118 - Texas-Texas A&M; UT, 76-37-5By Shelly Poe117 - Nebraska-Kansas; NU, 91-23-3117 - Miami (OH)-Cincinnati; UM, 59-51-7117 - North Carolina-Virginia; UNC, 60-53-4115 - Auburn-Georgia; AU, 54-53-8115 - Oregon-Oregon State; UO, 59-46-10114 - Purdue-Indiana; PU, 71-37-6114 - Stanford-California; SU, 57-46-11Italics - Series no longer playedTre Mason On The CarrySophomore Tre Mason’s second-quartertouchdown run against New Mexico Statewas his fifth touchdown run in the last fourgames. It was Mason’s sixth score of the season,most on the team.Mason recorded his second 100-yard gameof the season, gaining a career-high 152against New Mexico State; his first came with106 yards against Clemson. His 22 carriesversus NMSU were also a career best.Items Of Note Vs. NewMexico StateOnterio McCalebb and Tre Mason eachpassed the 100-yard rushing mark vs. NewMexico State. The last time Auburn had two100-yard rushers in a game was vs. LSU in2010 (Cam Newton and Michael Dyer).With 311 rushing yards against New MexicoState, Auburn topped the 300-yard rushingmark for the first time since gaining 315against Georgia in 2010.Quan Bray’s 38-yard punt return was acareer long for him; it was the longest by anAuburn player since a 66-yard return for ascore by Robert Dunn in 2008 vs. ULM.Wallace HonoredSteve Wallace will be recognized at tonight’sgame as a member of the 2012 Alabama SportsHall of Fame inductee class. Wallace letteredfor the Tigers from 1982-85, helping the Tigersto the 1983 Southeastern Conference title anda No. 3 final ranking in the AP and UPI polls.Wallace earned First Team All-SEC in 1985and was drafted in the fourth round of the 1986NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers. Wallacewould become a mainstay on the 49ers offensiveline and was a part of three world championships,winning Super Bowls XXIII, XXIV and XXIX.2012 AUBURN FOOTBALL4AUBURNTIGERS.COM

Today in Jordan-HareBy Georgia Media RelationsSCOUTING GeorgiaSEC Hardware On The LineSince the first year of SEC football (1933), theGeorgia-Auburn rivalry has decided the conferencefate of the teams 20 times, whetherit was a division crown or overall title. TheBulldogs are 11-8-1 in these games.The 2002 Georgia-Auburn game markedthe last time the Bulldogs were assured ofa trip to Atlanta for the SEC Championshipgame provided they beat the Tigers. Thenseventh-ranked Georgia did just that, claiminga 24-21 victory on the Plains over No. 24Auburn to finish 7-1 in the league. MeanwhileArkansas beat LSU to represent the West.The Razorbacks, LSU and Auburn all endedup 5-3, but the Razorbacks came out aheadon the head-to-head tiebreakers. Georgiadispatched No. 22 Arkansas 30-3 to claimits first SEC title since 1982.In 2004, eighth-ranked Georgia was 6-1 inthe league and went to Auburn with a chancefor a share of the Eastern Division crownagainst the then third-ranked Tigers who hadalready clinched the West. The Bulldogs didnot control their destiny because of a loss toTennessee. Auburn would post a 24-6 win overthe Bulldogs while the Vols would punch theirticket to Atlanta the following weekend againstKentucky to claim the East outright at 7-1.Murray Directs BulldogOffenseJunior QB Aaron Murray is one of the nation’selite at his position. The Tampa, Fla., nativehas been named a finalist for the JohnnyUnitas Golden Arm Award and a semifinalistfor the Davey O’Brien National QuarterbackAward. Currently, Murray ranks second in theSEC in passing efficiency at 168.9. Duringthe offseason, Murray graduated with adegree in Psychology after posting a GPA of3.4 and is now in graduate school. In his 24wins as a starter, Murray has 60 TDs to just15 INTs. Murray is the SEC’s leading activeplayer in total offensive yards (8,873), completions(610), TD responsibility (90, which istied for fifth in SEC history), TD passes (80,which is 6th in SEC history) and passingyards (8,646).Malcolm InThe Middle OfEverythingSophomore Malcolm Mitchellis demonstrating his versatilitythis season. After sitting out thefirst game with an ankle injury,he started the next three gamesat CB and has played on offensein the last five contests. Ondefense, he has recorded 12tackles while on offense, theValdosta native has hauled in26 catches for 358 yards andtwo touchdowns. Mitchell ledthe team against the Gatorswith five catches for 74 yards,including a 45-yard touchdownreception to clinch the victory. Hewas coming off a nine-catch performanceat Kentucky as he posted thesecond 100-yard game of his careerwith 103 yards.SEC Sack Leader JarvisJones Is Back At ItJunior OLB and 2011 Butkus Award finalistJarvis Jones gives the Bulldogs a solid foundationat linebacker with 22 career sacks in twoseasons at Georgia. He is the current NCAAactive career leader in sacks per game at1.0. This season, he has 52 tackles, including8.5 sacks and 15.0 tackles for loss, one interception,five forced fumbles and two fumblerecoveries, despite not playing versus FloridaAtlantic (groin) and Kentucky (ankle). Joneshas earned multiple national player of theweek honors for his dominating performancesat Missouri and versus #3 Florida. A consensusAll-American, he led the SEC and wastied for fifth nationally with 13.5 sacks (whichwas just a half sack off David Pollack’s schoolrecord 14 set in 2002) last year. His 22 sacksis ranked seventh in school history.Head CoachMark Richt (Miami, 1982)Georgia Record...........................114-39 (12th year)vs. Auburn.........................................................7-4Overall........................................114-39 (12th year)vs. Auburn.........................................................7-4Georgia (8-1, 6-1 SEC)Sept. 1 Buffalo (SEC Network) W, 45-23Sept. 8 @ *Missouri (ESPN2) W, 41-20Sept. 15 Florida Atlantic (CSS) W, 56-20Sept. 22 *Vanderbilt (ESPN2) W, 48-3Sept. 29 *Tennessee (CBS) W, 51-44Oct. 6 @ #6*South Carolina (ESPN) L, 35-7Oct. 20 @ *Kentucky (FSN) W, 29-24Oct. 27 vs. #3^*Florida (CBS) W, 17-9Nov. 3 *Ole Miss (CBS) W, 37-10Nov. 10 @ *Auburn (ESPN2)6 p.m.Nov. 17 Georgia Southern (TBA) 12:30 p.m.Nov. 24 Georgia Tech TBAAll times Central^ - EverBank Field (Jacksonville, Fla.); * - SEC gameStatistical leadersAaronMurrayRUSHING YARDSTodd Gurley......................................................857Keith Marshall...................................................520PASSING YARDSAaron Murray................................................ 2448RECEPTIONSTavarres King......................................................27Marlon Brown.....................................................27TACKLESShawn Williams..................................................61Amario Herrera...................................................612012 AUBURN FOOTBALL5AUBURNTIGERS.COM

AUBURNTIGERS FOOTBALLBy Claire FisherSenior Feature:Philip LutzenkirchenLike many collegiate athletes, PhilipLutzenkirchen is living his dream. After decidingto focus on football instead of basketballduring his junior year of high school, he committedto Auburn. However, he never imaginedhis senior season as a Tiger being cut short.During the Vanderbilt game, Lutzenkirchenstood on the sideline, and it was laterannounced that he was done for the season--and the remainder of his career at Auburn.“It was tough to hang it up, but I knew that formy future I needed to get my head figured outand have the surgery done,” Lutzenkirchensaid. “It was just one of those things. It wastough, but I did a lot of praying, and coachChizik helped me realize that it was somethingI needed to do for me personally.”Since his surgery on Oct. 12, Lutzenkirchenhas not let his injury hold him back in achievinghis two biggest goals that he set for himselfupon coming to Auburn.“My biggest goal was to graduate, and I’mgoing to graduate in December,” Lutzenkirchensaid. “I also wanted to try to put myself in aposition to try to play at the next level.”With plans to enter the NFL Draft in thespring, Lutzenkirchen began recovery the dayafter his operation. He has continued workingon his upper-body strength and continues towatch game film to better himself as a player.Prior to his injury, Lutzenkirchen establishedhimself as a record-setting tight end. Heranks first in Auburn history in touchdowns bya tight end with 14 and also set the singleseasonrecord for touchdowns by a tight endin 2011 with 7, ranking for third nationally.After three successful seasons, it wouldhave been understandable if the disappointmentfrom a season-ending injury affectedLutzenkirchen’s mood. But it hasn’t.“The injury to Philip’s hip was a crushingblow and not the way anybody envisioned2012 AUBURN FOOTBALL8AUBURNTIGERS.COM

AUBURNTIGERS FOOTBALLhim ending his career, but he has remainedextremely positive and upbeat, and that is atestament to his character and faith,” KevinCarroll said. “I know he is hurting and wantsto be on the field with his teammates morethan anything. He has been a tireless workerand inspiring leader during his tenure on thePlains, and he will always be a fan favoritein the eyes of the Auburn Family.”Carroll, along with Scott Simpson, are roommatesof Lutzenkirchen’s. The three have beenclose friends since their years at Lassiter HighSchool in Marietta, Ga., and they know histrue personality off the gridiron.“He is goofy,” Simpson said. “Serious conversationsare few and far between. Footballrarely gets brought up, and he doesn’t let anyof his success get to his head.”Simpson and Carroll see the goofy side ofLutzenkirchen, whether it is through his abilityto give nicknames to anyone in a matter ofseconds, his love for Disney movies or some-how finding ways to get backstage at an EricChurch concert. However, the two friends seea more serious side of Lutzenkirchen, too.“Philip is a great football player, but an evenbetter person,” Carroll said. “He is so involvedwithin the Auburn community, and strives tochange lives. What makes it even more refreshingand admirable is the fact that he does it forintrinsic reward--not notoriety and attention.”Because of his extensive service to the community,Lutzenkirchen was named to the AllstateAFCA Good Works Team in September.“I’ve personally made it a mission to work withunderprivileged kids and kids with cancer, justgoing to visit them and trying to build a relationshipwith them,” Lutzenkirchen said. “I’vebeen given a platform, playing football, to getthem away from what they’re dealing with.It’s been a blessing. I know I’ve touched theirlives, but they’ve touched mine even more.”While Carroll repeatedly sees Lutzenkirchen’sselflessness in helping those in need, he andhis family have also been personally affectedby Philip’s giving ways.“My sister, Casey, has Down syndrome, andfeared she wouldn’t be invited to the prom,”Caroll said. “That was until Philip askedher, of course. Philip was a freshman goingthrough spring practice at the time so wewere unsure if he would be able to makeit, but he said he gave her his word andwouldn’t miss it for the world.”The Saturday of prom, Lutzenkirchen wasinjured during practice, requiring him to visitthe doctor. In addition to that, Casey wasalso battling a fever. Because of his trip tothe doctor, Lutzenkirchen did not make it toMarietta in time for pre-prom pictures, but hemade it a priority to be there for the prom.“He could have easily backed out after the injury,and we would have understood completely,”Carroll said, “but that is the kind of person PhilipLutzenkirchen is--a truly selfless individual.”2012 AUBURN FOOTBALL9AUBURNTIGERS.COM

Principal Mortgage Ad_Layout 1 8/22/12 4:45 PM PaA Word from Jay Jacobsp r i n c i p a lm o r t g a g e , L L CThere is nothing quite like the pregame festivities at Auburn.The Auburn University Marching Band is an integral part ofthe pageantry and fabric of our gameday experience.We see and hear that hair-raising moment when the drumsbegin to roll and the drum major spears the turf of Pat DyeField, but their day begins long before that with early morningpractices to fine-tune their routines.The band’s preparation for gameday actually takes months,stretching back to long, hot days in the summer when bandmembers have their version of two-a-days.The Auburn University Marching Band has been a huge partof Auburn Athletics for nearly a century. They are active onfootball gamedays at tailgate activities, Tiger Walk and ofcourse the pregame and halftime shows. I do not know thatI have ever seen a better halftime performance than the recent production at our MilitaryAppreciation Day.In addition to football gameday, the Auburn Band provides pageantry and energizes the atmosphereat men’s and women’s basketball games, pep rallies and other sporting events.The renowned Auburn University Marching Band is indeed a huge part of gameday at Auburn,and that is one reason the Auburn Athletics Department was pleased to pledge $1.5 milliontoward the band’s current capital campaign. The goal is to help the band build a new practicefacility.In reviewing the request for support, I was impressed with this vision Dean Bramberg and theband leadership has for the facility. If completed, the facility will help ensure a commitment toexcellence in all of our band programs far into the future.The band’s commitment to helping make our gameday experience an exceptional one is notthe only reason we decided to support the initiative. Not only have Auburn University bandsrepresented us all over the world for more than a century, they have been an invaluable part ofthe educational experience for generations of Auburn men and women who were members ofthe band during their time here.To give you some background, the Board of Trustees approved the Band Practice Facility projectin 2010. The facility will provide more than 32,500 square feet of space for the nationallyrenowned program. The estimated total cost of the facility is $10 million.It will feature a concert band rehearsal hall, percussion studio, marching band rehearsal hall,practice studios, administrative offices, archive gallery and music library. It will be a state of theart facility that will foster pride in our outstanding band program.The goal for the Campaign for the Auburn University Bands Practice Facility is $5.5 million inprivate support, which will be matched by the university. Charitable gifts that are tax deductiblecan be made through the Auburn University Foundation. For more information about waysyou can support the project or donate to Auburn University, visit develop.auburn.edu or call theCollege of Liberal Arts Office of Development at (334) 844-1483.In closing, I want to say a special thanks to Director of Bands Dr. Richard Good, Marching BandDirector Dr. Corey Spurlin, Associate Director of Bands Dr. Doug Rosener and Director of Bandsand Professor of Music Emeritus Dr. Johnnie Vinson. Their leadership has been outstanding.I also want to thank each and every member of the Auburn University Marching Band. Their timeand commitment to excellence is both noticed and deeply appreciated.God Bless and War Eagle!Jay JacobsDirector of AthleticsP. Paul SumnerPartner, NMLS #102184Craig L. Tindall, ARMLPartner, NMLS #215011W. Adam StoffregenPartner, NMLS #215039O. Clyde Prather, IIINMLS #421706Adam D. JonasNMLS #828402“Setting the Standard”principal mortgage, LLCNMLS#85408Shelby Building600 Vestavia Parkway, Suite 203Birmingham, AL 35216Main: (205) 705-1650Fax: (205) 705-1651Toll Free: (866) 432-0112www.principalmortgagellc.com2012 AUBURN FOOTBALL13AUBURNTIGERS.COM