Little Mermaid, Big Auburn Fan

She was in an Auburn sweatshirt when I got her on the phone. Because it was Wednesday.

“I have something Auburn on every day,” she says. “Or at least one of us has something that says ‘Auburn’ on every day. We’re die-hard fans.”

I’ve heard that about her, on and off, for years. Someone will shoot me an email about her maybe being an Auburn fan. A few years will go by and I’ll get another one. The last had a link to an Instagram post that confirmed it.

I tracked Jodi down. I asked her my questions. Got some answers. And actually, if you measure devotion to a football team by stuff like away game attendance, home decor, and daily attire, there’s a decent chance that Jodi Benson, the legendary…