By Jeff Shearer
AuburnTigers.com
ATLANTA - Ranked No. 2 in the College Football Playoff poll after defeating the top-ranked team twice in November, Auburn coach Gus Malzahn arrived here Friday, knowing a victory in Saturday’s SEC Championship Game puts the Tigers in the final four.
“The stakes are so high and this is for the Championship,” Malzahn said. “Our guys, they've had a very good week of practice. It's kind of been business as usual as far as our preparation up to this point, and really that's the way it needs to be.