The Auburn Express

Today’s show is brought to you in part by KALSHI! America’s #1 prediction market. Visit http://kalshi.com/r/Rapport to get your signup bonus today! Auburn football is staring at a game that could completely change the direction of the season. During a conversation on The Paul Finebaum Show on ESPN, the focus turns to Auburn’s upcoming SEC road matchup against Tennessee and just how important this game could be for the direction of the Tigers’ season. Auburn has shown that it can find ways to win games, but the biggest question is whether this offense can finally put everything together against SEC competition. The biggest concern is the running game. Auburn has to become more consistent up front, create better rushing lanes and find a way to make the offense more dangerous on the ground. Simply watching the tape shows an offense that has not consistently controlled games with its rushing attack. That becomes an even bigger problem when Auburn gets into the red zone and needs another dimension offensively. The Auburn Express TV (formerly The War Rapport) is the premier independent digital media network covering Auburn Athletics. Reaching thousands of dedicated Tigers fans weekly through deep-dive analysis, exclusive interviews, and daily podcasts. For advertising, sponsorship inquiries, and media kits, contact: [email protected] Head over to www.thewarrapport.com for all the best Auburn Content Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BREAKING: Tennessee is dealing with significant injury concerns heading into the Auburn game, and there is one area Auburn absolutely has to test Saturday in Knoxville. The Tennessee offensive line is already trying to recover from a difficult performance against Texas, and now injuries could force the Volunteers to shuffle that unit even more. Wendell Moe Jr. was one of Tennessee’s most experienced offensive linemen entering the season. Tennessee brought back significant experience up front, including Moe, Jesse Perry, David Sanders Jr., Sam Pendleton and Shamurad Umarov. That experience was supposed to provide stability around true freshman quarterback Faizon Brandon. Instead, Auburn might get an opportunity to attack a unit trying to find the right combination. The key is finishing the pressure. Brandon showed against Texas that simply getting into the backfield is not enough. He has legitimate athletic ability and can escape situations that look like guaranteed sacks. Auburn had similar issues containing Jarrett Curtis at times against Vanderbilt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ALERT: Auburn football is headed to Knoxville for a matchup with Tennessee, and this might be the week Auburn has to finally unlock everything Byrum Brown and the running game can do. The talent is there. Brown has already shown throughout his career that he can hurt defenses with his arm and his legs. Jeremiah Cobb gives Auburn speed and explosiveness from the running back position. The question is whether Auburn can become more creative about putting those abilities together. One play against Vanderbilt showed exactly what that could look like. Auburn used a QB power read that gave Cobb an opportunity to attack the perimeter while Brown had the option to keep the football and get downhill between the tackles. It puts stress on a defense because both options play directly into what those players do well. Why not make defenses stop it more than once? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s show is brought to you in part by KALSHI! America’s #1 prediction market. Visit http://kalshi.com/r/Rapport to get your signup bonus today! Auburn football is staring at a game that could completely change the direction of the season. During a conversation on The Paul Finebaum Show on ESPN, the focus turns to Auburn’s upcoming SEC road matchup against Tennessee and just how important this game could be for the direction of the Tigers’ season. Auburn has shown that it can find ways to win games, but the biggest question is whether this offense can finally put everything together against SEC competition. The biggest concern is the running game. Auburn has to become more consistent up front, create better rushing lanes and find a way to make the offense more dangerous on the ground. Simply watching the tape shows an offense that has not consistently controlled games with its rushing attack. That becomes an even bigger problem when Auburn gets into the red zone and needs another dimension offensively. The Auburn Express TV (formerly The War Rapport) is the premier independent digital media network covering Auburn Athletics. Reaching thousands of dedicated Tigers fans weekly through deep-dive analysis, exclusive interviews, and daily podcasts. For advertising, sponsorship inquiries, and media kits, contact: [email protected] Head over to www.thewarrapport.com for all the best Auburn Content Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ALERT: Auburn football is heading into a matchup with a Tennessee defense that might be much better than people expected coming into the 2026 season. Jim Knowles has arrived in Knoxville and the early returns have been impressive. Tennessee already had talent on defense, but this unit is playing faster, creating pressure and giving quarterbacks completely different pictures before and after the snap. That could present a serious challenge for Auburn. Tennessee has generated pressure without needing one dominant pass rusher to carry the entire defense. Instead, the Volunteers have been able to attack by committee, moving linebackers around, changing looks and forcing offensive lines and quarterbacks to communicate correctly. That makes Auburn’s preparation for Knoxville even more important. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices