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AUBURN — There’s no question Auburn football has some momentum going on the recruiting trail.
The Tigers pulled in the No. 10 class in the nation last cycle, per the 247Sports Composite, and currently hold the country’s No. 6 haul in 2025. Coach Hugh Freeze signed six of the top 15 in-state prospects in 2024, and he holds commitments from five of the top 15 in 2025.
Auburn hasn’t inked five or more of the top 15 recruits in Alabama in back to back years since it nabbed six in 2017 and five in 2018.
But recruiting alone won’t get the job done for Freeze, who led the Tigers to a 6-7 record in his first season back in the SEC since 2016. Auburn was once 6-4 in 2023, but an inexcusable home loss to New Mexico State, a heartbreaker in the Iron Bowl and an uninspiring performance against Maryland in the Music City Bowl led the Tigers to their third consecutive losing season.
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The wins need to start coming. Not only to keep impatient fans quelled, but also to keep players happy in the age of the transfer portal.
Any sort of improvement from last season would show progress, but the energy around the program would shift into high gear if the Tigers reach eight wins in 2024. By breaking the schedule up into categories, here’s a path for Auburn to get there:
Got to have it
The games: vs. Alabama A&M (Week 1), vs. Cal (Week 2), vs. New Mexico (Week 3), vs. Arkansas (Week 4), vs. Vanderbilt (Week 10) and vs. Louisiana-Monroe (Week 12)
Auburn football defensive back Keionte Scott (0) during a game between the Tigers and Arkansas at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on Nov. 11, 2023.
The reasoning: Let’s start easy:…
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Author : The Montgomery Advertiser
Publish date : 2024-06-20 13:08:36
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