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Texas A&M’s season is hanging in the balance after a narrow win over Louisiana-Monroe last week. The Aggies (6-3, 2-3) travel to Auburn to take on the Tigers, No. 3 in the initial College Football Playoff rankings. Auburn (7-1, 4-1) is coming off a dramatic win over Ole Miss this past weekend.
Here’s an early look at the Tigers:
AUBURN TEAM LEADERS
Passing: Nick Marshall, 1,357 yards, 13 TD, 4 INT
Rushing: Cameron Artis-Payne, 974 yards, 7 TD
Receiving: D’haquille Williams, 37 receptions, 598 yards, 5 TD
Tackles: Johnathan Ford, 60 total tackles (39 solo, 21 assisted)
Interceptions: Jonathan Jones, 5 INT
Sacks: DaVonte Lambert, 3.5 sacks
AUBURN TEAM NATIONAL RANKINGS
Scoring Offense: 38.8 points per game (No. 14)
Scoring Defense: 22.0 points per game (No. 35)
Pass Offense: 220.6 yards per game (No. 77)
Pass Defense: 254.4 yards per game (No. 97)
Rush Offense: 277.5 yards per game (No. 9)
Rush Defense: 124.25 yards per game (No. 26)
A former freelance journalist from Philadelphia, Brett has made the trek down to SEC country to cover the greatest conference in college football.
