Auburn’s SEC Network takeover to take place on Monday, July 3
Football season is getting closer, as SEC Media Days are upon us.
Leading up to the preseason event that kicks off July 17 at the Grand Hyatt in downtown Nashville, SEC Network will showcase each SEC program’s best events during the 2022-23 academic season.
Auburn’s turn on the SEC Takeover will take place on July 3.
Several moments that will be featured include Volleyball’s historic NCAA Tournament win over Creighton, Equestrian’s fifth-straight SEC championship, and Cadillac Williams’ first win as Auburn’s interim head coach.
Men’s basketball, baseball, and softball will also be represented during the takeover.
Here is a look at Auburn’s SEC Network takeover schedule, so that you will not miss out on re-living your favorite moments from last season.
11 p.m. CT (Sunday)- 2023 A-Day replay
It was cold. It was dreary. But Hugh Freeze’s debut as Auburn’s head coach will kick off Auburn’s takeover at midnight ET.
1 a.m. CT- Volleyball vs. Alabama
Auburn Volleyball enjoyed a two-day sweep of Alabama in Tuscaloosa to kick off the SEC campaign. The Tigers ended the SEC slate with a 10-8 record.
3 a.m. CT- Gymnastics vs. Arkansas
Auburn hosted Arkansas in January, and walked away with a (at the time) season-best 197.500. Suni Lee won three event titles in the win over the Razorbacks.
4:30 a.m. CT- SEC Storied: Miracles on the Plains
SEC Storied’s in-depth look at Auburn’s wins over Georgia and Alabama in 2013. Here’s a look at the films synopisis from IMDB:
On April 23, 2013, the oaks at Toomer’s Corner had to be removed. More than two years earlier, those trees at Auburn University’s historic landmark had been poisoned, casting a dark shadow over the school. Meanwhile, the Auburn football team went from National Champions in 2010 to the bottom of the SEC by 2012. Head coach Gene Chizik was fired and replaced by Gus Malzahn, the offensive coordinator of that national title team. Expectations were bleak entering the 2013 season, as Malzahn inherited a team coming off its worst season in 60 years. What followed was one of the biggest single-season turnarounds in college football history – a year of implausible finishes, cinematic heroics, games for the ages…and, eventually, the symbolic return of those mighty oaks.
5:30 a.m. CT- Basketball vs. Arkansas
Auburn basketball got revenge on Arkansas in the early stages of the SEC slate by defeating the Hogs, 72-59 at Neville Arena. Three Tigers reached double figures in the win, led by Johni Broome’s 10-point, 10-rebound double-double.
7:30 a.m. CT- Volleyball vs. Creighton
Auburn volleyball earn its second-ever postseason win when they knocked off Creighton in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The win was also the Tigers’ first win over a nationally ranked opponent since 2017.
9:30 a.m. CT- Baseball vs. LSU
The series win over LSU was important in the moment, and it is just as important now that the season is over. LSU lost just two SEC series last season, with one of those being on the road to Auburn. LSU just knocked off Florida to with the College World Series, so adding this to the SEC takeover is a no-brainer.
12:30 a.m. CT- SEC Equestrian Championship
Another year, another SEC championship for Auburn Equestrian. Auburn concluded their campaign for their fifth-straight SEC title by defeating South Carolina and Texas A&M.
2:30 p.m. CT- Gymnastics vs. LSU
It was a star-studded affair at Neville Arena on Feb. 10 when Auburn hosted LSU. Auburn posted a 197.750. Suni Lee earned a 10 on bars in the top-10 battle.
4 p.m. CT- Basketball vs. Tennessee
This is the win that solidfied Auburn basketball’s chances at making the NCAA Tournament. Wendell Green Jr. scored 24 points, and was one of four players to reach double-figures in Auburn’s 79-70 win over the Volunteers.
6 p.m. CT- Softball vs. Alabama
After dropping the first game of the series in Tuscaloosa, Auburn stormed back to take the final two games to win their second-straight series over Alabama at Rhoads Stadium.
8 p.m. CT- Football vs. Texas A&M
Saving the best moment for last, Auburn’s SEC Network takeover will conclude with Cadillac Williams’ first win as Auburn’s head coach. Auburn knocked off Texas A&M, 16-13, in front of a sell out crowd.
