Auburn (6-6) meets Memphis (9-3) at Legion Field, and certainly no one associated with the Tigers’ program expected to finish the season in a lower-tier bowl. Auburn has been one of the nation’s biggest disappointments, and you wonder if the players already have packed it in.
Memphis’ focus also should be in question. Coach Justin Fuente already is gone — he is replacing Frank Beamer at Virginia Tech — and the Tigers’ interim head coach is co-offensive coordinator Darrell Dickey.
There’s also the matter of Tigers junior quarterback Paxton Lynch, who could be playing in his final college game.