THE BASICS
KICKOFF: 8 p.m. Saturday, Tiger Stadium
TV: ESPN
RADIO: WDGL-FM, 98.1 (Baton Rouge); WWL-AM/FM, 870/105.3 (New Orleans); KLWB-FM, 103.7 (Lafayette)
SERIES: LSU leads 31-23-1
ON AUBURN
RECORD: 3-1
LAST THREE GAMES: Defeated Alabama State 62-0, lost to Penn State 28-20, defeated Georgia State 34-24
OFFENSIVE LEADERS: Quarterback Bo Nix/T.J. Finley, running back Tank Bigsby, wide receiver Kobe Hudson
DEFENSIVE LEADERS: Linebacker Zakoby McClain, defensive back Smoke Monday, defensive end T.D. Moultryhttps://1bd3192e23af7976ce41f170834e9e62.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.html
RUMBLINGS: Predicted to finish fifth in the SEC West under first-year coach Bryan Harsin, No. 22 Auburn is off to a nice start. But the past two weeks haven’t been easy. There was a tough eight-point loss at Penn State before avoiding a huge upset at home against Georgia State on Saturday.
ON THE TIGERS OFFENSE
We may not know who starts at quarterback — Nix or Finley, who was on LSU’s roster 5½ months ago — until Saturday night. Harsin wasn’t giving anything away after Finley saved the day against Georgia State with a 98-yard drive for the game-winning touchdown, but he’ll surely be considered after giving a boost to a sluggish offense.
ON THE TIGERS DEFENSE
Auburn was a little off in the first half vs. Georgia State without McClain, who was suspended for targeting in the previous game. The Tigers gave up 24 points.
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