Sporting News college football writers Matt Hayes and Bill Bender are both picking Auburn to win the 2015 SEC Championship and reach the Playoff, according to preseason predictions released earlier this week.

Each analyst likes Georgia to come out of the East, led by Nick Chubb, before succumbing to Gus Malzahn’s Tigers in Atlanta.

Hayes, who has Auburn as his national champion, writes:

A huge season for the program that left too many points on the field in a national championship loss to Florida State in 2013, and couldn’t get off the field on defense in 2014. It all comes together this fall in Auburn’s third national title game appearance in six years.

Following that mindset, Hayes tabs Malzahn as the national coach of the year. Bender’s going with Ohio State’s Urban Meyer.

You can view the rest of Sporting News’ preseason predictions, including champions of each Power 5 league and the final four, here.