First, it’s the first road game for the Tigers, who are 4-1 this season.
Second, it’s a conference game. Auburn is 1-1 in the SEC this season.
And it’s yet another opportunity to shake out of this three-game run of bad offense. In Game 1 against then-No. 7 Washington, the Auburn offense totaled 420 yards. That felt like a pretty good game against a defense that is ranked 10th nationally in yards allowed per game (281.0) and first in scoring defense (11.6 points per game).
Then against FCS Alabama State, Auburn did anything it wanted: 63 points, 567 yards (429 on the ground).