Auburn football takes the road for the first time this season against the fourth-ranked Georgia Bulldogs. Georgia, unsurprisingly, is around a touchdown favorite at home. Kickoff time is set for 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN. This is the first top-10 matchup of the young 2020 season. The winner will certainly garner conversation as a College Football Playoff contender and the main challenger to Alabama in the SEC. Below is an analysis between these old rivals. Auburn Offense vs. Georgia Defense Georgia’s defense looked nasty last week. Now, it was playing Arkansas, a team many people thought might go winless this season. Nevertheless, the Bulldogs gave up 280 total yards of offense. This includes 77 yards on the ground. They also forced three turnovers. Let
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Auburn football: 4 keys to beating Georgia
Auburn football and Georgia both started their 2020 seasons on a high note. Auburn beat Kentucky 29-13, showing promise on both sides of the ball. Georgia righted the ship in the second half against Arkansas to win 37-10. Georgia enters the game ranked fourth in the nation. Auburn has the seventh-ranked squad in the country, according to the AP Top 25 Poll. The Bulldogs won the last three meetings, dating back to the 2017 SEC Championship Game. Auburn is a 6.5-point underdog as of Thursday night. The game will kickoff in Athens, Georgia at 7:30 p.m. ET and will be televised on ESPN. Here are some things Auburn football needs to do well to bring a win back to the Plains. Be
College football Week 5 NFL Draft prospects
Heading into Week 5 of the college football season, there are some top NFL Draft prospects in action on Saturday with several key conference matchups taking place. Texas A&M vs Alabama Bobby Brown III, IDL – Texas A&M Jaylen Waddle, WR – Alabama Texas A&M has a history of producing NFL defensive line prospects, and Bobby Brown III will look to keep that trend alive in 2021. Brown is a stout 315 pounds along the Aggie front where he has shown excellent lower body strength and anchoring ability. He will likely be relegated to a 0 or 1 tech at the next level due to his lack of pass rush ability outside of a straight bull rush. If he can show an improved motor
Florida football schedule overview: Part 2
The first SEC Saturday of this absurd year has come and gone with an exciting, albeit somewhat turbulent Florida football victory over Lane Kiffin's Ole Miss. Following last week's look at the first five of Florida's 10-game slate, let's look ahead to the second half of the season. Week 6 @ Georgia If it is possible for anything to be forecast from a single showing after months of inaction and uncertainty, Saturday provided an indication that an SEC East title is well within Florida's reach. This Georgia team was always going to be the primary obstacle to that goal. However, with the program's plans under center essentially thrown out the window via the opt out of Wake Forest transfer Jamie Newman, this
College Football Week 5 Games To Watch
Major upsets have already shown up through the first few weeks. With several key matchups in college football Week 5, will there be more shake up in major conferences? Let's take a look at this week's games to watch. South Carolina vs. Florida Date: Saturday, Oct. 3 Time: Noon ET TV: ESPN Spread: Florida -18.5 Florida looked strong out of the gate with an impressive win against Ole Miss. South Carolina also looked improved from last year albeit in a loss to Tennessee. Both teams will face a step up in competition on the defensive side of the ball, but with playmakers like Kyle Pitts and Shi Smith on the field, points will still be found. At this point, Florida simply has more talent at key positions on
Auburn Football: What went right/wrong vs. Kentucky
Auburn came away with 29-13 win at home against the Kentucky Wildcats. There were numerous encouraging efforts on Saturday. Of course, there are some things the Tigers still need to work on. It was the season opener, so this may seem knit picky at times. Overall, the Auburn football Tigers played a good game. Therefore, let’s start with what fans should be excited about with the 2020 Auburn Tigers. Encouraging Performances Bo Nix, QB Nix looked comfortable in the pocket on Saturday. Sometimes in 2019, he would feel the rush earlier than he needed to and immediately take off to run. Against the Wildcats, Nix was patient and kept his eyes downfield. He also made some incredible throws. The first touchdown to Seth
Auburn football game-by-game predictions
The Auburn football and the rest of the SEC are now less than two weeks away from putting toe to leather and getting the 2020 season started. Surely this season will be interesting to see how it plays out. It will be especially hard to predict games when we are not sure who may have to sit out for COVID-19 related reasons any given week. Nevertheless, here are my predictions on how Auburn will fair with their 10 game, all-SEC schedule. Sept. 26 vs. Kentucky This will be an interesting test for Auburn’s first game. The biggest concerns coming into the season for Auburn are the starters lost along the offensive and defensive lines. Kentucky will have a chance to exploit inexperience
SEC football schedule created ‘contentious’ coaches call
Nothing gets you ready for the college football season quite like some controversy in the SEC and for the first time in 2020, the world felt normal again. Yahoo's Pete Thamel reported at least five SEC head coaches expressed frustration after not receiving much of an explanation as to how the new 10-game conference schedule was decided. Did the SEC give its best teams preferential treatment? Of course it did. That's how the league has operated and will continue to operate. The SEC is the best of the big boy conferences, and its top teams are aided by scheduling advantages. Combine those two factors and you'll understand why the SEC has been in the College Football Playoff every year since it
