The Tigers travel to Starkville, Miss., for a Saturday night kickoff (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2) in what will be Auburn’s second game this season away from Jordan-Hare Stadium, but its first true road game.
Auburn has won two in a row after beating Southern Miss on Saturday, 24-13. Mississippi State is on a two-game skid with back-to-back losses against top-25 teams Kentucky (last week) and Florida (on Saturday).
Auburn expects to have its hands full with MSU QB Nick Fitzgerald. He’s a dual-threat quarterback, but has struggled in the past two weeks.
But Auburn (4-1, 1-1 in SEC) has plenty of concerns of its own entering the game.