The buzz surrounding the Auburn Tigers reached a fever pitch earlier this month at SEC media days in Hoover, Alabama, when more than 1,000 media members picked head coach Gus Malzahn's crew as the favorites to win the SEC championship in 2015.
The Tigers have one of the best wide receivers in the country in D'haquille "Duke" Williams, a veteran linebacking corps led by Kris Frost and Cassanova McKinzy, an experienced offensive line with Shon Coleman, Avery Young and Alex Kozan, and a potential star corner in Jonathan Jones.
On top of that, the arrival of defensive coordinator Will Muschamp and return of defensive end Carl Lawson from an ACL tear should stabilize a defense that's in desperate need of stability.