Good Morning, Auburn Family. A leading contender for national player of the year, Johni Broome embraces the opportunity No. 2 Auburn faces this week with back-to-back SEC games away from Neville Arena.

“If you want to be one of the best teams in the country, you’ve got to be able to win on the road,” Broome said.

The first part of that test takes place tonight in Austin, Texas, when the Tigers visit Texas—of the SEC’s newest members—with a tipoff time of 8 p.m. CT.

🗣 “The prize on our head is significant. When you can beat teams that are ranked, it’s a separator. We’re going to have to play our best to win.” - Bruce Pearl, head coach

What else do we have mixed into the Brew for your today? Check it out below!

🤸🏽 Get to know gymnast Marissa Neil
7️⃣ Auburn Gymnastics lands at No. 7 in the weekly rankings
🐅 And much, much more!

🎥 WAREAGLE+: TALKING TIGERS

Talking Tigers - Drago Ceranic
He grew up in Belgrade, Serbia. Drago Ceranic came to the U.S. to play soccer at Mount Mercy University in Iowa. He was meant to be a forward but excelled on the backline. After stints at Iowa, Mercer and Mississippi State, he joined James Armstrong on the Auburn Soccer coaching staff as Associate Head Coach. While with State last year, the Bulldogs gave up just two goals in 900 minutes of SEC play.

A defensive specialist, Drago Ceranic is featured in this Talking Tigers Podcast.

🔼 Say “Double Dual” Five Times Fast. The 2025 dual meet season for Auburn Swimming and Diving begins today as the Tigers make the short trip to Atlanta to face both Georgia Tech and Carson-Newman in a double dual. Action begins at 11 a.m. CT inside the historic McCauley Aquatic Center. The meet will be streamed live on the ACC Network Plus. 

Head coach Ryan Wochomurka leads the men’s and women’s teams that each feature inside the top 20 in the latest CSCAA Coaches poll. The men enter Tuesday at No. 14 while the women sit at No. 19. 

🔼 Cloudy With a Chance of Haley Rainey. Opening Day on The Plains for Auburn Softball is just around the corner. As we draw closer to first pitch, preseason accolades have begun to drop for the 2025 season. Check back weekly to see the latest Tigers honored ahead of the first pitch. Our first congratulations goes out to Haley Rainey for landing in the Softball America Preseason Top 100!

🔼 Marissa Off the Mat. With the 2025 gymnastics season approaching, it is time to meet all the new faces joining the squad this year. Today’s feature is Marissa Neal!

Q: How has the transition been from elite gymnastics to college gymnastics? 
A: “I think elite and college gymnastics are so different in many ways, so the transition has been challenging but so much fun. College has allowed me to have a different approach towards the sport in general and have so much more fun while doing what I love.”

Q: What Auburn traditions are your favorite?
A: “My favorite traditions are the eagle flight at the beginning of the football games and Swag Surf! Both create so much energy and bring so much excitement!”

🤸🏽 Read the full Q&A. 👀

🔼 Lucky (And Talented) Seven. The Auburn gymnastics team comes in at No. 7 this week per RoadToNationals.com. Weekly rankings are based on the overall team score from the season-opening weekend. The Tigers kicked off the 2025 season with a 195.950 at the American Gold Nashville Collegiate Championship this past Saturday.

Auburn continues its road trip to San Antonio for the Lone Star Collegiate Championship. The Tigers will compete against Arizona State, Penn State, Maryland and Temple on Saturday, Jan. 11, at 1 p.m. CT.

🔼 Riding High. The top-ranked Auburn equestrian team has welcomed 22 new faces to the squad in 2024-25 and it’s time to get to know them. Today’s feature is Michelle Fumagalli!

Q: What made you want to go to Auburn? 
A: “I wanted to come to Auburn because of the team. I wanted to be in a competitive environment while still being surrounded by kind and hardworking people and I found that immediately in Auburn.”

Q: How has your freshman experience been so far?
A: “My freshman experience has been amazing thanks to all of the guidance from upperclassmen, coaches and staff!” 

Read the full Q&A.

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Tuesday, Jan. 7
🌊 Swimming & Diving @ Georgia Tech @ 11 a.m. CT
🏀 Men’s Basketball @ Texas @ 8 p.m. CT ESPN2 | Live Stats

Wednesday, Jan. 8
(No Activities Scheduled)

Thursday, Jan. 9
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Arkansas - Play 4 Kay @ 6 p.m. CT SEC ESPN+ Buy Tickets | Live Stats

Friday, Jan. 10
👟 XC-Track @ Harvey Glance Tigers & Tide Dual Meet - All Day Tickets | Meet Info

Saturday, Jan. 11
🌊 Swimming & Diving vs. South Carolina @ 10 a.m. CT
🤸🏽 Gymnastics vs. Penn State - San Antonio Invitational @ 12 p.m. CT
🤸🏽 Gymnastics vs. Maryland - San Antonio Invitational @ 12 p.m. CT
🤸🏽 Gymnastics vs. Arizona State - San Antonio Invitational @ 12 p.m. CT
🤸🏽 Gymnastics vs. Temple - San Antonio Invitational @ 12 p.m. CT
🏀 Men’s Basketball @ South Carolina @ 12 p.m. CT SEC ESPN | Live Stats

Sunday, Jan. 12
🏀 Women’s Basketball @ Kentucky @ 2 p.m. CT SEC ESPN | Live Stats

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 2014!

Sydney Shaw, JaMya Mingo-Young and Mar’shaun Bostic each scored 11 points and [then] No. 7 seed Auburn beat [then] 10th-seeded Arkansas 67-48 in the second round of the SEC Tournament.

🐅 Happy Tuesday, y’all!