The freshman guard sets a new season high with 24 points that made the difference in the tight bout against rival Georgia

The Yellow Jackets are hard at work bringing in talented players for the 2026 recruiting class and they made the cut for one of the top forwards in the country.

The 2025 dual meet season for Auburn Swimming and Diving begins on Tuesday, January 7 as the Tigers make the short trip to Atlanta to face both Georgia Tech and Carson-Newman in a double dual.

Tahaad Pettiford scored a season-high 24 points off the bench, helping lead the visiting No. 1 Auburn Tigers to a 70-68 win over the Georgia Bulldogs in Southeastern Conference play in Athens on Saturday.

Third-year coach Brent Key will have at least 40 new players on his 2025 squad by the time kickoff rolls Aug. 30 in Boulder, Colorado. Key signed 23 high school seniors in December and has nearly 20 college transfers (none of whom have been officially announced by Tech at this point) pledged to become Yellow Jackets for next season.

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (15-3) will attempt to break a three-game losing run when they host the Clemson Tigers (10-8) at 2:00 PM ET on Sunday, January 19, 2025. The Tigers have also lost

Colgate at Lafayette, 1 p.m. Maine at UMBC, 1 p.m. Mercyhurst at Wagner, 1 p.m. Albany (NY) at Binghamton, 2 p.m. Canisius at Fairfield, 2 p.m. Cornell at Penn, 2 p.m.

Georgia enters this week battling through five straight games against AP Top 25 opponents in the Southeastern Conference. Only now, the Bulldogs have a national ranking of their own for the first time in 14 years.

Kennesaw St. at Sam Houston St., 7:30 p.m. North Florida at Cent. Arkansas, 7:30 p.m. SE Louisiana at East Texas A&M, 7:30 p.m. Texas Rio Grande Valley at Incarnate Word, 7:30 p.m.

Davonte Miles, Justin Okoronkwo sign with USC, Clemson takes on Jeremiah Alexander of Alabama, and recruiters hit the road to bring on big local and national talent.

No. 13 Georgia Tech (15-1) at Louisville. Next: at No. 3 Notre Dame, Thursday. No. 14 Duke (13-4) beat Virginia 60-55. Next: vs. No. 24 California, Thursday. No. 15 Kentucky (14-1) vs. Auburn. Next: at Georgia, Sunday.

The Alabama Crimson Tide are heading into the offseason after their first season under head coach Kalen DeBoer. In his first year with the program, DeBoer led the team to a 9-4 record with a 5-3 mark in SEC play.