Auburn kicks off the 2022 season against Mercer in fifteen days, thankfully at nighttime, and the Tigers will open the season with an opponent they should crush.
HOWEVER...
The same was said about the Bears back in 2017, when Gus Malzahn was on shaky ground in his employment, and the Tigers were trying to figure things out.
If you recall, Auburn started the year against Georgia Southern, and handled the Eagles easily, but Kerryon Johnson got hurt, and that’s where things got weird over the next couple of weeks. Auburn then went to Clemson in Week 2, and lost 14-6 in a game that they likely win with KJ running the ball.