Auburn, 9/5
Perhaps the most difficult team on U of L’s schedule comes in the season opener against Auburn. The Tigers are coming off an 8-5 season in-which they lost to Wisconsin in the Outback Bowl. Many have selected the 2015 team to finish first or second in the SEC West due to new quarterback Jeremy Johnson. The 6’5, 230lbs junior has a canon for an arm and is a dark horse candidate for Heisman in Gus Malzahan’s offense. The wide receiver Duke Johnson, 6’2, 225lbs, is also another reason for the 2015 offense. A big armed, athletic QB, play making WR, an SEC offensive line, and a Malzahn engineered run game gives a good amount of hope.