Alex McPherson

And again, we'll continue to look at Georgia, the win that Auburn was able to pick up, and LSU coming into the weekend.

But let's give some love to Alex McPherson, shall we? Because Alex McPherson has been named a Lou Groza Award Star of the Week for what he was able to do.

I don't know if you knew this, Ryan, but he made a field goal as time expired and Auburn beat the number one team in the country.

Was that what happened? I've stopped watching down 14-0.

Game-winning kick as time expired in regulation since winning the national championship game over Oregon in that 2011 BCS national championship game.

So the first time since that happened that Auburn sent the ball through the uprights as time expired to get the win.

And then just Alex McPherson's story himself all the way back in 2024, being diagnosed with ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, that autoimmune condition that was attacking the lining of his digestive tract.

He lost 55 pounds, had surgery that was six hours long and ultimately removed his entire large intestine.

And then...

Stockton has the phantom fumble and you know it goes to Alex McPherson who interesting story they're talking about his illness and the guy was down about 110 pounds I guess he's the brother of Evan McPherson to the the kicker for the Bengals

yeah

and he puts it away and you end up with that game I would just say this it's the same thing I feel like How many times we've always talked about this with Kirby's teams that like they probably are the most resilient group in the sense of like they get down and they are never out of any game.

You know, again, I wanted to show some love to some dudes because, you know, we've been critical of some guys.

But I thought, first of all, Alex McPherson, you know, with the game winner, I was happy for him, man.

Oh, dude, you know, everything he's been through, you know, that was a feel good for him.

Yeah.

Yeah, Smith Reed, uh, fumble recovery.

They get a short field, get down to maybe the 18 or something like that, and then Alex, of all people, Alex McPherson, of course.

Of course he's the field goal kicker, so you'd expect it, but for the final hero of that game to be Alex McPherson-

Yeah

... that's pretty big, man

They get a short field, get down to maybe the 18 or something like that.

And then Alex, of all people, Alex McPherson, of course.

Of course, he's the field goal kicker, so you'd expect it.

But for the final hero of that game to be Alex McPherson, that's pretty big, man.

What a moment for him, for Auburn, for everybody involved with it.

I thought it was pretty cool that he – The things he said, thinking his doctors and nurses and everybody, you know, afterwards that played a part in his journey to get here.

Auburn beat number one, Georgia, 27 to 24 in Athens.

Alec McPherson hit a 34-yard field goal as time expired.

Gunnar Stockton had three turnovers, including a fumble with 58 seconds left while Georgia was driving.

Auburn had not beaten Georgia since 2017.

You don't want to really give Auburn credit, and you never have.

But are you going to really step up to the plate and do the right thing and interview at least Golish or maybe Alex McPherson, who was the hero of the game?

Thank you, Tony, for the phone call.

We always enjoy your contribution.

Thank you.

Super quick, just wanted to give a shout out to Alex McPherson.

Oh,

yeah.