In eight days, Auburn will begin its 2015 season in a venue that it wants to return to in December—the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.
The Tigers are the preseason pick by the SEC media to return to the Dome and capture their second conference championship in three seasons.
Some outlets are even picking Gus Malzahn's prolific offense to mesh well with Will Muschamp's new defense and earn a berth in the second College Football Playoff.
But Auburn will enter next Saturday's season opener against Louisville with a handful of question marks that need to be answered before a push for a title.