The Official Tennessee @ #21 Auburn Game Thread, 12:00 PM ET, SEC Network

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Tennessee Volunteers: 2-3 (0-2 SEC)

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#21 Auburn Tigers: 4-2 (1-2 SEC)

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OCTOBER 13, 2018 | 12 P.M. ET | JORDAN-HARE STADIUM (87,451) | AUBURN, ALA


Weather: Hi: 75 / Low: 58 // Precip: 0%
Line: UT +14
O/U: 46


Toyota Vol Village: N/A
Vol Walk: N/A
Gates Open: N/A
Band March: N/A
Kickoff: 12:00pm ET


TV: SEC Network
Radio: Vol Network
Satellite Radio: Sirius Ch. 81 // XM Ch. 81
Online: ESPN+
 
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Series History vs. Auburn

Saturday will be the 53rd meeting between the Volunteers and Tigers but just the 11th time the two programs have faced off in Auburn. The Tigers lead the all-time series with a 28-21-3 record, including a 7-2-1 mark at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Seven of the last 10 meetings in the series have been decided by 10 or fewer points.

Saturday will mark Tennessee's first trip to Auburn since 2008 and the first matchup between the two programs since 2013. The Vols will be looking to snap a six-game skid against the Tigers. UT's last win over Auburn came back in 1999 when the Vols posted a 24-0 shutout victory in Knoxville.
 
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Coaching Connections

There are quite a few connections between the two coaching staffs this weekend. Tennessee has two assistants that played for the Tigers in defensive line coach Tracy Rocker (1985-88) and special teams coordinator/safeties coach Charles Kelly (1986-89), while Auburn defensive coordinator Kevin Steele is a 1979 UT graduate and a former assistant coach for the Vols.

Rocker was one of the greatest defensive players in Auburn history, earning SEC Defensive Player of the Year honors in addition to winning the Outland and Lombardi Trophies as a senior in 1988. The former All-American also spent time as the Tigers' defensive line coach from 2009-10. Kelly played defensive back under former Tigers' coach Pat Dye. His senior class put together a four-year record of 39-7-2 while participating in four bowl games.

UT co-defensive coordinator/inside linebackers coach Kevin Sherrer coached alongside Auburn offensive coordinator Chip Lindsey at Hoover High School in 2007, and both head coaches in this weekend's contest – Jeremy Pruitt and Gus Malzahn – were prominent high school coaches before making the jump to the collegiate coaching ranks.
 
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About Auburn

The Tigers enter Saturday's contest ranked No. 21 in both the AP Poll and the Amway Coaches' Poll and will be looking to rebound from a 23-9 road loss at Mississippi State last week in which they were held out of the end zone.

Auburn relies heavily on its stingy defense that features one of the best defensive fronts in all of college football. Coached by former UT assistant Kevin Steele, the Tigers' defense currently ranks in the top 20 in the country in scoring defense (6th), passing efficiency defense (9th), third-down conversion percentage (10th), interceptions (12th), tackles for loss (15th), turnovers forced (15th) and total defense (20th). The defense is spearheaded by the linebacker duo of Deshaun Davis and Darrell Williams. Davis paces the team in tackles (53) and tackles for loss (7.5) while Williams has posted 39 tackles and five tackles for loss himself. The Tigers' defensive line is also dangerous with the duo of Marlon Davidson and Derrick Brown leading the way. The two have combined for 51 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks and nine quarterback hits this season.

AU has struggled offensively in recent weeks but has the potential to be explosive in the running and passing game. Junior quarterback Jarrett Stidham leads the offense with 1,177 yards passing and five touchdowns. He'll spread the ball around as his five touchdown passes have gone to five different receivers. The Tigers also have numerous weapons when it comes to running the ball as four different players have scored multiple touchdowns on the ground, led by redshirt freshman running back JaTarvious Whitlow, who leads the team with 414 yards rushing and four touchdowns
 
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YankeeVol said:
Series History vs. Auburn

Saturday will be the 53rd meeting between the Volunteers and Tigers but just the 11th time the two programs have faced off in Auburn. The Tigers lead the all-time series with a 28-21-3 record, including a 7-2-1 mark at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Seven of the last 10 meetings in the series have been decided by 10 or fewer points.

Saturday will mark Tennessee's first trip to Auburn since 2008 and the first matchup between the two programs since 2013. The Vols will be looking to snap a six-game skid against the Tigers. UT's last win over Auburn came back in 1999 when the Vols posted a 24-0 shutout victory in Knoxville.
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Them being up on us in the series comes as no surprise to me. Auburn when they have nobody and we have everybody seems to chip out a win against us somehow. I hope we return the favor today. GBO!!
 
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Good morning Volunteers! Let's hope for a game where we fight for 40 minutes and give us a chance to win.

Go Big Orange!
 
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Ok, yes I'm an idiot! Why I said "40 minutes " is beyond me lol, but hey...... I'd take 40 minutes of fight ha ha

Go Big Orange lol
 
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