This week, the preparation for the season begins in an official capacity as Auburn football players were scheduled to report to campus earlier this week, and fall camp gets going. The Tigers began fall camp slightly earlier this season due to their Friday night season opener against Baylor on August 29.
Head coach Hugh Freeze met with the media this morning to discuss all things Auburn football, and the biggest news was obviously that sophomore wide receiver Malcolm Simmons has been cleared to participate in team activities. He answered other questions from media members and gave an update on the health of the team heading into fall camp.
Freeze reported that a pair of running backs, Jeremiah Cobb and Durell Robinson, will be limited in camp due to injury. Cobb is recovering from a fractured finger and Robinson is recovering from a procedure on his toe he underwent this spring. They will wear no-contact jerseys during fall camp though Freeze says they will be ready to go for the start of the season.
"We've got to make sure we get that thing healed exactly right," Freeze said Wednesday morning of Cobb's injury, per Auburn Undercover. Robinson is not 100 percent, Freeze said, but is "really, really close."
Freshman tight end Hollis Davidson spent the spring recovering from an injury and will still be limited during spring camp, and although Champ Anthony has been completely cleared after breaking his leg in a gruesome injury last season it is expected he will be limited, as well.
"Obviously hope we can have a physical camp but still stay safe," Freeze said. "That's a challenge. You can't win in this league without physical football, so you have to have that. We're going to pray that we can stay healthy through it."
The Tigers return to action on August 29 against the Baylor Bears in Waco, Texas.