A 29-year coaching veteran, Larry Porter returns for a second stint on the Auburn Football staff as the new running backs coach, head coach Alex Golesh announced Saturday.

The Associated Press recently released its All-SEC team, where Atkins was included on the first team. Atkins joins Georgia's CJ Allen and Texas' Anthony Hill Jr. as first-team linebackers.

Auburn football will face several quality nonconference opponents in addition to its grueling SEC slates over the next few years.

College football’s coaching carousel is in full swing and by far the biggest name on the big board remains Lane Kiffin, amid the rumors that the Ole Miss coach

Lane Kiffin and LSU are attempting to flip a five-star wide receiver from Auburn. Can the Tigers pull off the splash?

Offensive linemen DeAndre Carter and Favour Ebuka Edwin, both underclassmen, are expected to transfer. Read more in our Auburn football roster tracker.

The SEC football scheduling format will transition from its traditional 8-game model to a 9-game model, effective in 2026. The switch will allow Auburn to play its traditional SEC rivals more often.

BATON ROUGE – The Lane Kiffin Era at LSU will open with the most attractive home schedule in Tiger Stadium history in 2026 as the Tigers welcome Southeastern Conference foes Alabama, Texas, Texas A&M, and Mississippi State to Death Valley in 2026.

New LSU football coach Lane Kiffin will return to his former school, Ole Miss, when the Tigers and Rebels play next season's SEC opener against each other on Sept. 19, 2026.

The Tigers have scheduled all three nonconference games for 2026. They’ll host Clemson on Sept. 5, Louisiana Tech on Sept. 12 and McNeese State on Oct. 3. LSU finalized an agreement to play the Bulldogs on Wednesday.