The Auburn Tigers are one win away from becoming a bowl-eligible team in year one under head coach Alex Golesh. With Samford on the schedule for Nov. 21, six wins should be in the Tigers' future for this season. A win on Saturday at Mississippi State would lock in at least seven wins for the Tigers and avoid six consecutive losing seasons.
According to the ESPN Matchup Predictor, Auburn has a 49.1% chance of picking up a win on Saturday.
Saturday's game between Auburn and Mississippi State is definitely a toss-up. Saturday will be the first meeting between the two programs since the 2023 season when Auburn won 27-13. The Tigers lead the all-time series 66-28-2 and have a record of 14-8-1 in Starkville. The last matchup in Starkville was in 2022,
when the Bulldogs won 39-33 in overtime in Carnell "Cadillac" Williams' first game as interim head coach.
The season took a turn for the Bulldogs earlier in the season when star quarterback Kamario Taylor had his season end due to injury. AJ Swann has started the previous two games, throwing for 351 yards and two touchdowns. Mississippi State is 4-5 going into this game and hopes to get two more wins to make a bowl game for this season.
For Auburn, it will be about how well quarterback Byrum Brown plays if they are able to pick up a victory. He totaled 301 yards and three touchdowns in Auburn's 26-23 win over Arkansas in Week 10. This season, he has 1,740 yards passing and 605 yards rushing along with 20 total touchdowns. Auburn goes as Brown goes on offense.
Auburn at Mississippi State will begin at 11 a.m. CT and will air on ESPN2.
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