Bodda Getta Brew 8/21: Full Circle

Auburn soccer is back in action! Plus, learn more about defensive lineman Jay Hardy.

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Sydney Fields
August 21, 2025

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What else have we mixed into today’s steaming hot Brew? Check it out below!

🎙️ Listen to the first episode of Unguarded
⚽️ Soccer is back in action
🐅 And much, much more!

🎙️ UNGUARDED

Episode One of Unguarded has arrived! Keyshawn Hall sits down with Associate Head Coach Steven Pearl to talk everything from the Nike switch to his time as a player.

🔼 Better Together. Auburn Athletics and YellaWood are teaming up to honor Coach Pat Dye. “Pat Dye Field” and YellaWood’s yellow logo will be displayed on the 25-yard lines at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Auburn named its playing surface after Dye in 2005.

🔼  Match Day. Auburn soccer is back in action tonight! They’ll host Southern Miss at 6:30 p.m. CT. It’s International Student Night, plus all fans in attendance will have another chance to win a custom pair of Auburn Air Force 1s! Upper 90 Club members will receive double the raffle entries. Fans at home can watch tonight’s match on SEC Network+.

⚽️ Preview

 

🔼 Full Circle. Defensive lineman Jay Hardy is returning to Auburn for his final season after playing three years at Liberty. He spent his freshman year at Auburn in 2021, but left to join Hugh Freeze at Liberty. He almost played college basketball, but put on 30 to 40 pounds to become an elite defensive lineman his senior year of high school. He credits his brother, Kevin, for instilling in him a strong work ethic from a young age. Hardy is excited to play in front of Auburn’s fans and contribute to a talented defensive line.

“It was a full circle. Leaving freshman year and coming back now – I came back more mature, happier, and more in love with the game than ever before.”

- Jay Hardy

🔼  Earned It. Men’s golfer Jackson Koivun has won the Mark H. McCormack Medal as the top male player in the 2025 World Amateur Golf Rankings! He receives exemptions into next year’s U.S. Open and the Open at Royal Birkdale. In six starts on Tour this year, Koivun has made five cuts and has finished inside the top 11 three-straight tournaments.

Auburn fans! Enter the Auburn-Opelika Homecoming Sweepstakes and vote on your favorite game day tradition for a chance to win four (4) tickets and pregame hospitality passes to the Homecoming AU vs. USA game and an AO Tourism prize pack.

🤓  TIGER TRIVIA

Today’s trivia question…

What is Auburn soccer’s record against Southern Miss?

Think you know it?

Scroll down to the bottom of this email to find the answer!

🐅 ONE BIG THING

Pro Prospects. Auburn women’s golfers Katie Cranston and Anna Davis will compete in the CPKC Canadian Women’s Open today through Sunday. Cranston earned an exemption, while Davis received a sponsor’s invitation.

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📅 ON THE DOCKET 

*All Times Are in CT

Thursday, August 21
⚽️ Soccer vs. Southern Miss @ 6:30 p.m. | SECN+

Friday, August 29
🏈 Football Season Opener @ Baylor @ 7 p.m. | FOX

Saturday, Sept. 6
🏈 Kickoff On the Plains @ 6:30 p.m. ESPNU | Color: Fan Choice

Tuesday, Sept. 9
🏐 Volleyball vs. Virginia - Showdown at the Net @ Time TBA

🧐 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 3-1-0

🐅 Have a great Thursday, Auburn Fam!