With Week 10 now in the books, Paul Finebaum clearly has his sights set toward the Plains.

The biggest SEC game of the season to date will take place in Jordan-Hare next weekend as No. 10 Auburn will host No. 1 Georgia in an elimination game for the Tigers. After falling to LSU in Baton Rouge, Auburn likely cannot afford to drop another conference game if it has any hopes of reaching Atlanta.

Auburn may have debuted at No. 14 in the initial Playoff rankings last Tuesday — the same ranking Ohio State had in the initial rankings in 2014 before winning the national title — but should move up following the big road win at Texas A&M. If Auburn pulls an upset next weekend against Georgia, Finebaum isn’t ready to call a win an upset in that game, the Tigers would take another huge step toward a Playoff berth.

According to the SEC Network host, no team in the nation will play a bigger factor down the stretch than Auburn.

“Auburn, by getting a win at A&M — and A&M is a team that’s decided we really don’t want our coach anymore, Auburn is in the most unique position in college football,” Finebaum said Sunday on his ESPN Campus Conversation podcast. “They finish off against Georgia and Alabama and they’ve already got a Clemson game in there. Schedule-wise, no one will have played a bigger hand in the College Football Playoff than Auburn. Do they play a role? I don’t know. This (Georgia-Auburn) game could go off as even (odds), this is not a slam dunk for Georgia for those of you that think because Georgia is ranked No. 1.”

Finebaum also noted how quickly things can change in the world of college football, and in particular, the SEC.

“After the Clemson loss, after the LSU loss, fans were ready to throw Gus Malzahn out,” he continued. “I realize its the South, I realize it’s living in the shadow of Nick Saban, and now Kirby Smart over there, but it’s just so interesting the jumping nature of Auburn fans. This is an amazing opportunity that comes on the four-year anniversary of one of the most incredible plays in recent college football history — the Prayer at Jordan-Hare.”

Before changing the topic of conversation, Finebaum added one last note on the Auburn-Georgia game, suggesting this game may mean a bit more to the Tigers this year.

“It’s worth remembering that last year a better Auburn team went to Athens and just got shut down by a very average Georgia team,” Finebaum said.

Will Auburn turn around and return the favor this season?