What a weird feeling it is to be writing this article.
First, COVID came in and took the postseason of 2020 away from us. Despite a rocky run in SEC play, this team looked like it was coming together. Isaac Okoro was healthy again, Austin J’Von McCormick and Samir Doughty had fully settled into their roles replacing the best guard combo in Auburn history, and Jaylin Williams was in the midst of a breakout final month of the season. Then, in the matter of a few days, it was over. The large group of seniors that helped support the Final Four run wouldn’t get a chance to make March their own.