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Heading into the 2021 college season, Auburn football fans expect a step forward from the Tigers’ 6-5 finish to last season.
That said, a College Football Playoff appearance, an SEC Championship, or even finishing the season as a ranked team could be a tall order considering the ringer they’re set to be put through this season.
Between improved LSU, Texas A&M, and Ole Miss squads, another dominant offseason for annual rivals Alabama and Georgia, and a trip up north to Happy Valley to take on the Penn State Nittany Lions in one of college football’s more hostile environments, the going is almost guaranteed to get pretty tough.