One of the biggest non-SEC matchups on the Auburn Tigers football schedule is the return game from last season.
Last season it was a close battle between Auburn and the Big Ten’s Penn State Nittany Lions. Head coach Bryan Harsin and the Tigers are looking for retribution on the Plains.
Following a six-yard touchdown run by Tank Bigsby and a 43-yard field goal from Anders Carlson, the Tigers found themselves within a point at 21-20 with the entirety of the fourth quarter still to go. Unfortunately, their last-ditch attempt to tie up the game at 28-20 fell to the turf.
Bigsby hopes for better results than he and the team had in Happy Valley. We now know that this game won’t be at night like the 2021 matchup.
Per CBS, the kickoff time for the rematch is set for 2:30 p.m. CT at Jordan-Hare Stadium.
Auburn and Penn State have played just three times in their history with the Nittany Lions holding the 2-1 edge. The only Auburn win came in the 2003 Capital One Bowl, in which Ronnie Brown scored both touchdowns in the 13-9 victory, the winning run came with three minutes left in the game.
Can Auburn tie the series back up at two apiece? We will find out at 2:30 pm on Sept. 17.
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