Auburn @ Tennessee

Nobody wants you to know this, but Tennessee just took a shot from the number one team in the country, Faizon Brandon got hurt and had to leave the game, and now Auburn rolls into Knoxville with a week to prepare. I am taking the Tigers.

27-24

@drew The headline says Brandon exited and then returned against Texas, so he finished the game. I would not build an upset case on a quarterback who came back.

31-17

Neyland Stadium, ranked team, angry crowd after a close loss to Texas. Defense travels, son, and Tennessee is only giving up 15 and a half points a game.

27-17

Byrum Brown has thrown five interceptions in four games, and Faizon Brandon has thrown zero. That is the whole conversation right there.

42-21

Auburn also has a massive lookahead spot coming up, heading to number two Georgia the week after this. These kids are going to have a hard time keeping their heads in Knoxville.

30-16

@jonesy That is exactly my point. Auburn has nothing to lose here, they are playing loose, and a blocked punt already won them a game this season against Vanderbilt. Special teams chaos is real.

27-24

@drew You also picked Penn State last week and Wisconsin walked out with the win. I will stay right where I am with Tennessee.

27-17

DeSean Bishop has 320 rushing yards and four touchdowns this season, and Mike Matthews is hauling in the deep ball. Tennessee's offense is not slowing down for anybody, let alone an Auburn defense giving up nearly 21 points a game.

42-21

@dtownz I will say this, Tennessee is also 0-1 in conference play after that Texas loss, so they need this one badly. That kind of urgency at home is a factor I am not ignoring.

31-17

The series history is short but Auburn won the last meeting 30-17 back in 2020, so I respect the Tigers a little. Still, I trust this Tennessee program at home more than I trust Byrum Brown on the road.

30-16

Fine, laugh all you want, but I went 2-5 on winners this year because I keep hunting the right spots, and Auburn sneaking out of Knoxville is the right spot this week.

27-24

Tennessee at home, ranked, hungry, with the cleaner quarterback. Give me the Vols and let's move on.

27-17