There was change at the top of this week's USA TODAY Sports Bracketology with Alabama rising to a No. 1 seed at the expense of SEC rival Tennessee.

The Alabama man is among five U.S. residents allegedly linked to a Nigerian sextortion scheme that targeted boys, young men.

In one of the most turbulent weekends of the season so far, five of the top ten teams in Friday's Bracketology projected 2025 NCAA Tournament bracket lost. However, when everyone loses, sometimes nobody loses.

No. 1 Auburn (18-1) at LSU. Next: at No. 23 Mississippi, Saturday. No. 2 Duke (18-2) did not play. Next: vs. North Carolina, Saturday. No. 3 Iowa St. (17-3) did not play. Next: vs. Kansas St., Saturday. No. 4 Alabama (17-3) at No. 14 Mississippi St. Next: vs. Georgia, Saturday. No. 5 Florida (18-2) did not play. Next: at No. 8 Tennessee, Saturday.

All Times EST No. 1 Auburn (18-1) at LSU (12-7), 7 p.m. No. 4 Alabama (17-3) at No. 14 Mississippi St. (16-4), 9 p.m. No. 6 Houston (16-3) at West Virginia (13-6), 7 p.m. No. 17 Wisconsin (16-4)

For Kentucky, the game before The Game was a tough one on paper — a Tuesday night road contest against Rick Barnes' Tennessee Vols, who were ranked No. 1 in the country just a few weeks ago and listed as 10.

A long-awaited trial date has been set in the 2020 kidnapping and murder of 18-year-old Thomas Green of Auburn. One of the three suspects, 43-year-old Taharra Brunson, is

Knight was one of four new quarterbacks Auburn signed going into the 2025 season, joining Jackson Arnold, Ashton Daniels and Tanner Bailey. While Arnold is the early favorite to be the starter, Freeze spoke highly of Daniels, who comes to Auburn after starting for two seasons at Stanford.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Johni Broome scored 20 of his 26 points in the second half and had 16 rebounds to help top-ranked Auburn beat LSU 87-74 on Wednesday night for its 12th straight victory.

Hugh Freeze is entering a crucial third year as the head coach of the Tigers; the recruiting and additions from the portal need to start paying off

Wednesday was a big day for the Huntsville High cross country program; eight student-athletes signed to continue their athletic careers at the collegiate level.

Auburn football had two representatives in the "Backs of the Year" and three in the "Linemen of the Year" categories. Anquon Fegans and Alvin Henderson won "Back of the Year" in Class 7A and Class 1A, respectively, while Jared Smith, Jourdin Crawford, and Jakaleb Faulk earned Linemen of the Year in Class 7A, 6A, and 2A.