Believe it or not, Washington won’t be the only top-10 football team taking the field inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Sept. 1.
As game week approaches, it’s finally time to turn our focus towards No. 9 Auburn, the defending SEC West champion and aspiring College Football Playoff contender. Gus Malzahn’s Tigers finished 10-4 in 2017, dropping their final two games — both coincidentally inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Against No. 6 Washington, they’ll attempt to buck the trend.
Here are 10 things to know about the Auburn Tigers.
1. They think they have the best defensive line in the country.