#15 LSU at #5 Auburn Preview and Predictions
By Nathan Deal
Sep 21, 2013; Baton Rouge, LA, USA; LSU Tigers linebacker Lamar Louis (23) reaches to tackle Auburn Tigers quarterback Nick Marshall (14) in the second half at Tiger Stadium. LSU defeated Auburn 35-21. Mandatory Credit: Crystal LoGiudice-USA TODAY Sports
Who: #15 LSU Tigers (4-1, 0-1 SEC) at #5 Auburn Tigers (4-0, 1-0 SEC)
When: 6:00 p.m. C.T. (ESPN)
Where: Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama
All-Time Series Record: LSU leads 27-20-1
Most Recent Meeting: LSU 35, Auburn 21 (2013)
The SEC West has spent the first month beating up on absolutely everyone else. Now, the time has come for the SEC West to start beating up on itself.
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This is the first monster Saturday of many to come in college football’s toughest division. Games on deck include #6 Texas A&M at #12 Mississippi State, #3 Alabama at #11 Ole Miss, and the focus of this article, #15 LSU at #5 Auburn.
Since Auburn and LSU became permanent opponents in 1992, the two Tigers have played numerous classic games. The Auburn-LSU Rivalry, or what some call the “Tiger Bowl”, has always served as a major factor in the race to the SEC Championship, and this year figures to be no different.
The stakes are high. Auburn is only at the beginning of the most brutal stretch in college football, so they can’t afford an early loss to LSU. The Bayou Bengals, meanwhile, have already suffered an early loss to Mississippi State and, with a new quarterback and newfound optimism, know an 0-2 start in the SEC West will essentially eliminate them from contention.
Which Tiger will leave Jordan-Hare Stadium victorious on Saturday night?