The Auburn Tigers are choosing not to participate in College Football's 2025/2026 bowl season, according to On3's Justin Hokanson, despite being one of the 5-7 teams on a short-list of potential invites. "Coaching change, staff building, roster retention, players in offseason mode — a bowl trip simply wouldn’t make sense," Hokanson explained of Auburn's decision.
As On3's Brett McMurphy had reported on Thursday night, "If Kansas State opts out of bowl, the 5-7 teams, based on 2020-24 multi-year APR rankings, an NCAA source told On3 Sports is in order Rice, Auburn, UCF, Miss St & Florida St.