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Opponent preview: Auburn’s special teams

STARKVILLE, Miss. — The Mississippi State football team will host the Auburn Tigers on Saturday at Davis Wade Stadium. Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. CT. The game will be televised by SEC Network.

The Tigers come into the contest ranked second in the Southeastern Conference in made fields, 10th in net punting, fifth in kick return average and fifth in punt return average.

Junior kicker Anders Carlson, the brother of Raiders kicker and former Auburn All-American kicker Daniel Carlson, has made 15 of his 17 field goal attempts. He has also 22 of his 23 extra-point kicks.