Good morning. Some people have their Halloween costumes planned for a full year. Others live to watch the ball drop on New Year’s Eve. For Auburn football fans, nothing is better than National Signing Day.

Coach Hugh Freeze will provide recaps of the day in an exclusive interview on WarEagle+. You can also get exclusive scouting reports for every player in the new signing class, with a breakdown from their position coach and video highlights. 

Not already a WarEagle+ member? Be sure to sign up now so you can get full access to the signing day scouting reports and up your street cred with fellow fanatics.

As Freeze said after last year’s National Signing Day, “There’s something special that could be occurring here. I tried to sell that to these kids to be part of the resurgence. They’re setting the tone with our returning guys.”
 
What else can you find mixed into today’s Brew?

🏈 Two “On the Plains” features with Marshall Meyers and Sawyer Pate
🏌🏽‍♂️ Auburn alum Trace Crowe earns his PGA card
🐅 And much, much more!

📹 THE FLIGHT ON WAREAGLE+

Time to Soar. A new season of Auburn basketball is taking flight on WarEagle+. The Flight kicks off with preseason workouts and practice, a trip to The Big Apple, and a blue blood battle against Indiana.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Life Beyond Tiger Walk. Although placekicker Marshall Meyers is concluding his on-field football career, he knows this is just the first step in his lifelong relationship with Auburn football. The product of Opelika High School will graduate with a finance degree in May, but he will always consider himself an Auburn Man.

“Going to high school in Opelika, this is where we came on weekends, where we went to games and had fun, so I didn’t take many tours in high school,” Meyers recalled during his On the Plains feature. “I performed well at the 2019 Auburn specialist camp, and they pretty much offered me a walk-on position.

“My parents and I had several long talks about academics, and Auburn is well-rounded academically. The business school is incredible; I’m glad to say my degree will say Harbert College of Business attached to Auburn.”

Read the full feature for more on his upcoming work at a defense contracting startup, how Coach Freeze and the football program taught him the gift of patience and how his Auburn journey will never really end.

“I hope this is not the last time my name is attached to Auburn football. Whether it’s donations or assistance or however I can help, I want to help this place win.”

🔼 From Field to Fan. Senior quarterback Sawyer Pate has been an Auburn fan his entire life, but his past four seasons on the Tigers’ football roster have forged him into something more – an Auburn Man.

“As I finish my days with football, I want to give a shout-out to the guys who have been here through these past four years, through three coaches and many coordinator changes,” Pate said during his On the Plains feature.

“Going through COVID, social injustice – it’s not easy in the world of the transfer portal and NIL where you can seek different opportunities to go other places. I just want to thank those guys for sticking it through. That’s what an Auburn Man does.”

Read the full feature for more on what life is like for Pate being on the fan side of things, how his injuries have led him to pursue jobs in the medical devices field and his favorite football memory—the Texas A&M game from last season, which was Carnell Williams’ first home game as the interim head coach.

“We had a losing record, and Jordan-Hare was packed for the game,” Pate said. “It was an incredible atmosphere and could only happen at Auburn.

Alabama is known for its deep-rooted traditions, and this challenge combines two beloved pastimes. As dedicated fans of Auburn, you can make memories both in the great outdoors and at the game. 

Join the Big Buck Challenge presented by Outdoor Alabama, The Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources, and upload a photo of you and your harvested buck from this season or seasons past, and you might just snag two tickets to the 2024 Auburn vs. Alabama basketball game, played right at Neville Arena.

🤔 TIGER TRIVIA

The Hugh Review. With much of the Brew today focused on National Signing Day and Hugh Freeze’s pivotal role in scouting, today’s trivia question turns to the seasoned coach.

Today’s question—how many Auburn football coaches came before Hugh Freeze?

Think you know the answer? Scroll down to the bottom to find out!

🐅 ONE BIG THING

Counting Crowes. ICYMI: Auburn men's golf alum Trace Crowe fired a 67 (-3) Monday to finish second at Q-School presented by Korn Ferry at Dye's Valley Course in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, earning his PGA Tour card.
 
At Auburn, Crowe was a two-time All-SEC and three-time All-Region player. In 2018, he led the program to a fourth SEC crown and its first-ever Final Four appearance.

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📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

Wednesday 12/20

🌊 Swimming & Diving vs AU Diving Invitational @ 10 a.m. CT | Live Stats

🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Washington State @ 2 p.m. CT SECN+ 100.3 | Live Video | Live Stats | Tickets

Thursday 12/21

(No Activities Scheduled)

Friday 12/22

🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Alabama State @ 7 p.m. CT on SEC Network+ | Live Stats | Tickets

Saturday 12/23

(No Activities Scheduled)

Sunday 12/24

(No Activities Scheduled) 

Merry Christmas Eve to those who celebrate! 🎄

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 30!

Hugh Freeze was named the 31st head football coach in Auburn's 129-year history on Nov. 28, 2022.

🐅 Have a great Wednesday, y’all!