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General News. 'Auburn's a huge part of my life' - Auburn Athletics honors Herron Taylor, protector of Toomer's oaks

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AUBURN, Ala. - For Herron Taylor, an attack on one of the oak trees at Toomer’s Corner was an attack on Auburn.

“That’s why it means so much to me,” says Taylor, a junior from Birmingham. “Auburn’s not just where I go to school. Auburn’s a huge part of my life and it always has been.”

One minute, Taylor was one of several hundred Tiger fans celebrating Auburn’s win over LSU at Toomer’s Corner.

Next thing you know, she’s confronting the person accused of setting fire to the Magnolia oak.