Auburn is a 90-minute drive from Atlanta, so fans of the top-seed Tigers — not the War Eagles, mind you! —will definitely be in the house and making lots of noise.

Maybe if Alabama purchased a live pachyderm, it would goad Auburn into buying a live tiger that might eat its pesky birds.

Auburn safety and Texas transfer Jerrin Thompson didn’t forget about Bevo, he just said the University of Texas’ mascot didn’t really count. “He wasn’t moving like that,” Thompson said ...

Auburn will be forced to go to a backup when it comes to its famed pregame mascot flights. The university announced Monday that’s live eagle mascot, War Eagle VII, has ben grounded for the entire 2017 ...

Auburn, both the university and the city, forged relationships with bald eagles more than a century ago. For at least that long, “War Eagle!” has been Auburn University’s battle cry.