That confidence seemed to rub off on the national media. On the SEC Network set the next day, former Alabama quarterback and ESPN analyst Greg McElroy made a bold statement about the Tigers going into the season. “The dark horse [in the SEC] is Auburn,” McElroy said.

Auburn Tigers head coach Hugh Freeze has been diligently rebuilding his roster, and he's not hiding from expectations.

"I don't think he's going to stop hitting," Auburn HC Butch Thompson said of Orioles first-round pick Ike Irish. "It's the most competitive at-bat that I have seen in my coaching career."

Auburn Football Preview 2025: Tigers Season Prediction, Win Total Projection, Top Players originally appeared on College Football News.

The Auburn Tigers have a deep, talented defense in 2025, but there's room for some of the incoming freshmen to make an impact.

At season's end, Auburn had the worst field-goal unit in the nation, making 54.5% of its attempts. Simultaneously, it got a down year from longtime punter Oscar Chapman, who registered the third-worst punt yardage average in the SEC.

Auburn baseball added seven players through the transfer portal, boosting their incoming class ranking. The Tigers addressed needs at catcher, first base, and pitching with their transfer additions. AUBURN — Nearly a week into the transfer portal's ...

College football expert Phil Steele evaluates the Auburn Tigers' 2025 outlook as seen in his annual College Football Preview magazine.

Auburn football has struggled mightily throughout the first half of the 2020s with a 28-33 record to start the decade and four straight losing seasons following