Riley Green Surprises Fans With Auburn Legend, Charles Barkley, Ahead Of The Iron Bowl, & He Didn’t Mince Words

Bringing out one of Auburn’s most beloved legends.

Ahead of a very important game this evening, Riley Green brought out a very famous Auburn fan in the one and only Charles Barkley, who of course played college basketball there at Auburn University from 1981 to 1984. He left after his junior year to enter the NBA draft, but he made history leading Auburn to their first NCAA Tournament appearance in school history in 1984.

He still holds the Auburn record for career field goal percentage at 62.6%, and his No. 34 jersey was rightfully retired 2001, and as any college football or basketball fan knows, his number one enemy while playing there, and still to this day, is rival school Alabama.

So with Riley playing at the Neville Arena in Auburn, Alabama last night, Barkley delivered a timely message as Auburn is set to Alabama this evening in the Iron Bowl. Barkley took the mic to a very excited crowd, telling them that going to Auburn was “the best decision of my life”:

“Hey, I just want to say this. I made the best decision of my life to come to Auburn. I did. I made the best decision of my life to come to Auburn. And listen, let’s have fun with Riley Green.”

But like any good college football fan, Barkley knew exactly how to close out his little speech:

“I’m gonna finish with this. F*** Alabama!”

Enough said… we know who these two will be rooting for tonight:

@rileygreenalerts Charles Barkley crashed the stage at Riley Green’s Show in Auburn. Nothing like rivalry week. #WarDamn #RileyGreenAlerts ♬ original sound – RileyGreenAlerts

Riley will once again hit the road for an extensive 2026 tour, and you can view the full list of dates below.

Cowboy As It Gets 2026 Tour Dates:

April 16th, 2026 – Southaven, MS – Landers Center#~$

April 17th, 2026 – Louisville, KY – KFC Yum! Center#~$ *ON SALE 10/3

April 18th, 2026 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena#~$

May 7th, 2026 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion#~•

May 8th, 2026 – Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre#~•

June 18th, 2026 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center#~•

June 19th, 2026 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Performing Arts Center#~•

June 20th, 2026 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell at Jones Beach Theater#~•

June 25th, 2026 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center#$*

June 26th, 2026 – Burgettstown, PA – The Pavilion at Star Lake#$*

July 16th, 2026 – Green Bay, WI – Resch Center#~•

July 23rd, 2026 – Salt Lake City, UT – Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre#~•

August 6th, 2026 – Darien Center, NY – Darien Lake Amphitheater#/•

August 7th, 2026 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center#/•

August 8th, 2026 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live#/•

August 13th, 2026 – Camden, NJ – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion#/•

August 14th, 2026 – Hartford, CT – The XFINITY Theatre#/•

August 15th, 2026 – Bangor, ME – Maine Savings Amphitheatre#/•

August 21st, 2026 – Sioux Falls, SD – Denny Sanford#$*^

August 22nd, 2026 – Grand Forks, ND – Ralph Engelstad Arena#$*^

#Justin Moore

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•Hannah McFarland

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