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AUBURN — Auburn football will host Cal at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday in its second straight home game of the 2024 season.
Auburn leads the series with Cal 1-0, with the first meeting coming last September at Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California. The Tigers posted a 14-10 win in the first road contest of the Hugh Freeze era.
Auburn holds a 123-83-9 overall record against current members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and an 87-62-5 all-time record in the month of September. Here’s our scouting report on the Golden Bears, and a score prediction for the matchup on Saturday (2:30 p.m. ESPN2/SEC Network+).
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Status on Cal running back Jaydn Ott
In last year’s matchup against the Tigers, Ott rushed for 78 yards and scored the only touchdown for the Golden Bears. However, his availability is questionable heading into Saturday’s rematch.
Ott left last week’s game against UC-Davis with an apparent ankle injury and never checked back in. Cal coach Justin Wilcox listed Ott as probable to play against the Tigers. In 2023, Ott rushed for over 1,200 yards in the season.
With all the questions surrounding if he’ll play or not Saturday, last year’s film on Ott was enough for the Tigers to prepare for Cal’s offensive attack. He and the other backs for the Golden Bears will be key focuses for the defense this Saturday.
Auburn defensive injury updates
Defensive lineman Isaiah Raikes, who transferred in over the offseason, is expected to make his Auburn debut after starting his career at Texas A&M and then briefly transferring to USC. He missed Auburn’s season-opener against Alabama A&M while resting an ankle injury.
Junior cornerback Champ Anthony saw limited action in the season-opener dealing with a…
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Author : The Montgomery Advertiser
Publish date : 2024-09-05 09:21:37
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