Auburn football quarterback Bo Nix (10) extends the ball for the goal line during Auburn football A-Day spring game at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala., on Saturday, April 17, 2021.
When you play in the SEC, college football’s most elite conference, you’re never going to be playing an easy schedule, so Auburn football is no stranger to daunting schedules. Facing Alabama, Georgia, and LSU every year, among others, the Tigers are quite used to being up against formidable opponents in the fall.
However, this year may bring Auburn football one of the most difficult schedules yet, and during one of the more important years for the program itself.