If you are an Auburn fan, you have to be feeling confident in Auburn’s chances to get back to its old ways by the end of the 2024 season.
The SEC released its 2024 slate for all 16 teams on Wednesday, and Auburn picked up one of the more favorable draws in the conference. Sure, the Tigers will have to visit Athens and Tuscaloosa, but they get to play Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt at home, which makes up for a challenging road tilt against the SEC’s top brands.
For a program looking to get back to relevancy, having an easier road than the typical gantlet of SEC West teams is welcomed. On3’s Jesse Simonton included Auburn in his five takeaways from the SEC’s schedule release and expects [autotag]Hugh Freeze[/autotag]’s program to take great strides in getting back to its traditional ways.
Similarly, Auburn (four winnable home games + road dates at UK and Missouri) looks set up for a potential Year 2 leap under Hugh Freeze if the roster continues to improve.
Simonton also shared the same sentiment as several Auburn fans by mentioning the absence of Florida on the schedule. The Tigers and Gators have played 84 times in history, but only seven times since 2000. Auburn has not hosted Florida for a game at Jordan-Hare Stadium since 2011. Maybe the SEC will move to a nine-game format in 2025, which will make way for more games between these two old rivals.
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