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The LifeGreen color is a trademark of Regions Bank. 435 1 12/2812/284 TABLE OF CONTENTS 5 ...........................................................................................................Schedule 6 ..........................................................................................Scouting Auburn 8.......................................................................................Scouting Kentucky 10 .............................................................................................Auburn Roster 12..........................................................................................Kentucky Roster 14 .............................................................Opponent Outlook: Kentucky 16 ......................................................................................Auburn Traditions 18 ...............................................................................................Depth Charts 20 .....................................................................................Stats Comparison 22-24 .........................................................................RB1: Jeremiah Cobb 28-30 ............................................................Head Coach Hugh Freeze 32-36 .............................................................................Assistant Coaches 38 ........................................................................25 Years of Eagle Flights 40 ....................................................................................Auburn University 42 .......................................................................................Board of Trustees 44 .....................................................President Christopher B. Roberts 46 .....................................................Director of Athletics John Cohen 48 ................................................................Through the Lens: Arkansas 50 ..........................................................................University News: ROTC 52 ...................................................................Cam Newton: SEC Legend 54 ..................................................................Jordan-Hare Stadium Map 56-57 ...................................................................Gameday Parking Map 60 ......................................................................Heisman Trophy Winners 62 ..............................................................................................All-Americans 64 .......................................................................................LLH Partnership 66 ................................................................Postseason Trophy Winners 68-69 ...............................................................................Tigers in the NFL 72 ....................................................Auburn Football: By The Numbers 74 ...........................................................................Auburn University App 76 ............................Marching Band, Cheerleaders and Tiger Paws 78-90 .........................................................................2025 Auburn Tigers 92 .................................................................Everything Auburn Podcast 94 ................................................................................Undefeated Seasons 96 .............................................................................Orange & Blue Review 99 ................................................................................2025 SEC Schedule 101 ......................................................Olympic Sport Update: Baseball 103-104 .........................................................Auburn Sports Properties COVER: ..............................................................................Jeremiah Cobb TABLE OF CONTENTS AUBURNTIGERS.COM2025 AUBURN SCHEDULE 5 AUBURNTIGERS.COM 8.29 Baylor Waco, TX McLane Stadium 9.13 South Alabama Auburn, AL Jordan-Hare Stadium Homecoming 10.25 Arkansas Fayetteville, AR Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium 9.6 Ball State Auburn, AL Jordan-Hare Stadium 10.18 Missouri Auburn, AL Jordan-Hare Stadium 10.11 Georgia Auburn, AL Jordan-Hare Stadium 9.20 Oklahoma Norman, OK Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium 11.1 Kentucky Auburn, AL Jordan-Hare Stadium 9.27 Texas A&M College Station, TX Kyle Field 11.8 Vanderbilt Nashville, TN FirstBank Stadium 11.22 Mercer Auburn, AL Jordan-Hare Stadium 11.30 Alabama Auburn, AL Jordan-Hare Stadium Blue - Home Orange - Away 2025 AUBURN SCHEDULE www.joxfm.com6 SCOUTING AUBURN HEAD COACH Hugh Freeze (Southern Miss, 1992) Auburn Record ..........................................................15-18 (3rd Season) Career Record ......................................................118-65 (15th Season) vs. Kentucky ................................................................................................1-0 AUBURN (4-4, 1-4) August 29 .....................at Baylor ...............................................W, 38-24 Sept. 6 ............................BALL STATE ..........................................W, 42-3 Sept. 13 ..........................SOUTH ALABAMA ...........................W, 31-15 Sept. 20 .........................at #11 Oklahoma ...................................L, 17-24 Sept. 27 ..........................at #9 Texas A&M ..................................L, 10-16 Oct. 11 .............................#10 GEORGIA ....................................L, 10-20 Oct. 18 ............................#16 MISSOURI .......................L, 17-20 [2OT] Oct. 25 ...........................at Arkansas .........................................W, 33-24 Nov. 1 ..............................KENTUCKY ........................................6:30 p.m. Nov. 8 .............................at #10 Vanderbilt ....................................3 p.m. Nov. 22 ...........................MERCER .....................................................1 p.m. Nov. 29 ...........................#4 ALABAMA ..............................................Flex STORY LINES n Auburn leads the all-time series against Kentucky 28-6-1, including a 13-2 record at home, and has won 19 of the last 20 matchups in the series dating back to 1967 n Auburn enters game nine ranked in the top 30 in FBS in rush defense (5th, 84.1), scoring defense (21st, 18.6) and total defense (29th, 318.5) n The Tigers are one of four FBS teams, including the only one from the SEC, that hasn’t allowed more than 24 points in any game this season n The last time Auburn held the opponent to 24 points or fewer in the first eight games was 2005 n Auburn has held its opponent under its scoring average in all eight games this season, including 10+ points under its average in seven of eight games. Kentucky enters the week averaging 24.1 points per game n Despite facing the top four rushing teams in SEC play the last four weeks, the Tiges rank second in the SEC in rushing defense in conference play (94.4) n The unit has held the opponent to at least 110 yards under its rushing average the last three weeks n Auburn has held the opponent under 100 rushing yards in six of eight games this season, including four of five league games, and in 12 of 20 games under defensive coordinator DJ Durkin n The team has allowed 673 rushing yards through eight games, good for the fewest in the first eight games of a season since 1988 (306) n The unit has also allowed 472 rushing yards through five league games, the fewest since 2005 (471) n Xavier Atkins has been named the SEC Co- Defensive Player of the Week and Alex McPherson has been named the SEC Special Teams Player of the Week n Atkins registered a career-high 13 tackles with 2.0 sacks and 4.0 TFL at Arkansas n Atkins has led or tied for the team lead in tackles in all five SEC games and ranks T-2nd in the league with 49 tackles in league play n McPherson tied an Auburn and SEC record with six field goals at Arkansas, matching Daniel Carlson (2016 vs. LSU) and Al Del Greco (1982 vs. Kentucky) on Auburn’s record list n Rayshawn Pleasant returned a 4th quarter interception 49 yards for the go-ahead touchdown at Arkansas, marking his second return touchdown of the season and fifth of his career n Eric Singleton Jr. has a catch in every game of his collegiate career (32 straight). The streak is tied for the eighth longest active streak in FBS and third-longest among players in the SEC n Twenty of Auburn’s 36 offensive scoring drives this season have been drives of seven or more plays and 60 or more yards, including three scoring drives at Arkansas n Saturday’s contest marks the 20th consecutive sellout at Jordan-Hare Stadium dating back to the beginning of the 2023 season, a program record MAGIC NUMBER n Auburn is 4-0 this season and 14-4 under head coach Hugh Freeze when scoring 20+ points in a game n Conversely, the Tigers are 0-4 this season and 1-14 under Freeze when scoring fewer than 20 points n On the other side of the ball, Auburn is 2-1 this season and 12-2 under Freeze when allowing fewer than 20 points and 2-3 this season and 3-16 overall when allowing more than 20 points UP NEXT n Auburn travels to Vanderbilt (6-1, 2-1 SEC) for an afternoon kickoff at Vanderbilt Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 8 n The all-time series with the Commodores is tied, 22-22-1, and Auburn holds an 8-12 record against Vanderbilt in Nashville SCOUTING AUBURN AUBURNTIGERS.COM Alex McPherson 8 SCOUTING KENTUCKY WILDCATS HEAD COACH Mark Stoops (Iowa, 1990) Career Record ........................................................69-78 (13th Season) Kentucky Record ...................................................69-78 (13th Season) vs. Auburn ...................................................................................................0-3 KENTUCKY (2-5, 0-5 SEC) Aug. 30 ...........................TOLEDO ................................................W, 24-16 Sept. 6 .............................#20 OLE MISS ....................................L, 23-30 Sept. 13 ............................EASTERN MICHIGAN ...................W, 48-23 Sept. 27 ............................at South Carolina .................................L, 13-35 Oct. 4 ...............................at #10 Georgia ......................................L, 14-35 Oct. 18 .............................#21 TEXAS .....................................L, 13-16 [OT] Oct. 25 ............................#17 TENNESSEE ................................L, 34-56 Nov. 1 ...............................at Auburn .............................................6:30 p.m. Nov. 8 ..............................FLORIDA ..............................................6:30 p.m. Nov. 15 ............................TENNESSEE TECH ........................12:30 p.m. Nov. 22 ............................at #9 Vanderbilt ............................................TBA Nov. 29 ............................at #16 Louisville.............................................TBA QUICK NOTES n Kentucky will play its eighth game of the season at Auburn on Saturday, Nov. 1 at 6:30 p.m. CT on SEC Network n The Wildcats will return to Auburn, Alabama, for the first time since 2020, the season SEC teams played a 10-game conference schedule, which kicked off Sept. 26 n Auburn has a four-game win streak over Kentucky n The last time UK beat AU also was the last time UK won in Auburn, a 21-14 triumph in 2009 n Cutter Boley, redshirt freshman quarterback, is coming off a pair of confidence-building impressive performances against No. 21 Texas and No. 17 Tennessee n In those games combined, he completed 57-of-74 pass attempts (77 percent) for 588 yards and five touchdowns n Boley also rushed for 76 net yards and one touchdown n He is the first Kentucky quarterback to complete at least 74.3 percent of his passes (min. 30 attempts) in consecutive games since Dusty Bonner in 1999 n He is the first Kentucky quarterback with at least 26 completions in consecutive games since 2015 (Patrick Towles) and consecutive conference games since 2010 (Mike Hartline) n Mark Stoops is the SEC’s longest-tenured coach, currently in his 13th season at the helm of the Wildcats in 2025 n He also is Kentucky’s all-time winningest head coach with 69 wins n Kentucky executed an expansive overhaul of its roster during the offseason, bringing in 55 new players, including 27 via the transfer portal n Kentucky’s offense is led by a “2-3” punch - running backs Donte Dowdell (jersey #2) and Seth McGowan (#3) n McGowan, who sat out last game and had limited snaps in the game prior as he battles injury, is still fourth in the SEC in touchdowns rushing (7) and seventh in rushing yardage (79.3 yards per game) n Josh Kattus, senior tight end, was named a semifinalist for the Campbell Trophy, college football’s premier scholar- athlete award n He also has been named to the 2025 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team and is a semifinalist for the 2025 Allstate Wuerffel Trophy n Kentucky has one of the most experienced offensive lines in FBS, with 166 career starts between them prior to the start of the season, which ranked as the third-most in FBS n Linebacker Alex Afari Jr. ranks 15th in the SEC in tackles per game (6.1) n Defensive back Ty Bryant has two interceptions and linebacker Steven Soles Jr. has two caused fumbles in 2025, tied for third and fourth in the SEC, respectively, in those categories n Kentucky currently has played the nation’s fifth-toughest schedule, according to the Sagarin Ratings n Going into Week 10, Kentucky is set to play six teams ranked in the current Associated Press Top 25 poll, including (5) Georgia, (8) Ole Miss, (11) Vanderbilt, (14) Tennessee, (17) Louisville and (19) Texas n Tennessee Tech is ranked 8th in the FCS Coaches Poll BY THE NUMBERS n Fifty-five players on the roster are new to Kentucky in 2025 n Twenty-seven players on the roster are from the transfer portal n Kentucky’s defense has allowed fewer than 26 points per game and 162 rushing yards per game in seven straight seasons n Mark Stoops holds school records for wins (69) and bowl appearances (7) SCOUTING KENTUCKY WILDCATS AUBURNTIGERS.COM Seth McGowanNext >