For the past two seasons, the Auburn Tigers football team has struggled to consistently perform well on special teams, especially when it comes to the kicking position.
Through no fault of his own, star kicker Alex McPherson was sidelined to various degrees throughout the last two years due to gastrointestinal illness. The Tigers have had an array of kickers trying to fill in for McPherson, often a different kicker for kickoffs and distant or short field goals, but nothing was quite as good as McPherson at his best.
The Tigers' 2026 spring practices began earlier this week, and McPherson said that he is feeling stronger than ever approaching his senior season.