Auburn football: Tiger fans poke fun at distant Miami series

“Mark your calendars!” said the Auburn football Twitter account. For when? Just eight years down the road. Today the Tigers and the Hurricanes made it official and set a home-and-home series for 2029 and 2030, opening at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.

According to AuburnTigers.com, Auburn leads Miami 7-4 in all-time matchups, but the two teams have not faced off since 1984. The Tigers’ most recent home-and-home series with an ACC opponent was Clemson in 2016-17.

Despite the excitement of an Auburn-Miami matchup, fans are not letting go of the fact that this series is scheduled so far in the future. In 2030, it will have been 20 years since Cam Newton played Auburn football, for example.

Auburn Undercover’s Brandon Marcello reports that the Tigers have already scheduled home-and-home series up to the year 2030, including Penn State, Cal, Baylor, and UCLA. Despite the coolness of a Hurricanes-Tigers series, no one is jumping to plan a trip to Miami eight years in advance.

While most of us probably can’t picture what life will be like for ourselves in eight years, you can rest assured that there will still be Auburn football games to attend. The Tigers will play on September 1, 2029, in Miami, and the Hurricanes will make the trip to the plains the following year on August 30.