For Auburn’s players, the nonconference slate gave the team a confidence boost on both the front and back end. Obviously, beating the teams Auburn beat goes a long way, but Broome also mentioned the belief shown by Pearl to schedule those games.

Johni Broome's shoulder injury won't be a long-term issue, Bruce Pearl confirmed Thursday. Here's everything he said about Broome.

After a shoulder injury earlier this week, Bruce Pearl had a positive update on Johni Broome. While speaking to the media on Thursday, Pearl said Auburn got a positive diagnosis from the testing on Broome as he won’t miss an extent of time.