Auburn soccer bowl projections week 3

[ad_1] Bowl projections have gotten clearer for the Auburn Tigers after constructing a 2-0 begin to start the 2025 season.

Final week, Auburn earned its second win of the season by defeating Ball State, 42-3, and the Tigers purpose to safe their third win this weekend towards the South Alabama Jaguars in entrance of the house crowd at Jordan-Hare Stadium. A win over the Jaguars would put Auburn two wins away from matching final season's win whole and would put them on the midway mark of bowl eligibility.

Consultants from throughout the nation are assured that Auburn will attain the aim of six wins, with most predicting the Tigers to earn a top quality bowl bid by season's finish. Here's a take a look at the place specialists from a number of publications are projecting the Tigers to play this postseason forward of week three's motion.

USA TODAY Sports activities One of many early Cinderella tales in Faculty Soccer this season is the South Florida Bulls. The Bulls are 2-0, with wins over Boise State and Florida, groups ranked within the high 25 on the time of the sport. Ought to their success proceed, Erick Smith of USA TODAY Sports activities feels {that a} USF-Auburn matchup might come to life on the Birmingham Bowl on Dec. 29 at Protecting Stadium in Birmingham. The Bulls face one other take a look at this week towards Miami. Ought to South Florida win, count on the Bulls to skyrocket into Faculty Soccer Playoff chatter and for this dream of a matchup to vanish.

ESPN Final week, ESPN's duo of Kyle Bonagura and Mark Schlabach agreed that Auburn would face Boston Faculty in a bowl sport, however in differing places. This week, the specialists aren't fairly seeing eye-to-eye on who the Tigers will play this postseason. Bonagura predicts Auburn to fulfill up with the Duke Blue Devils within the Gasparilla Bowl in Tampa on Dec. 19, whereas Schlabach tasks Auburn and Michigan to sq. off within the Music Metropolis Bowl on Dec. 30.

Athlon Sports activities Like Mark Schlabach of ESPN, Steven Lassan of Athlon Sports activities forecasts Auburn to finish its season within the Music Metropolis. Final week, Lassan projected Auburn to face Kansas State to the west of Nashville within the Liberty Bowl, however now expects Nebraska to be Auburn's bowl opponent at Nissan Stadium on the banks of the Cumberland River.

On3 Faculty Soccer knowledgeable Brett McMurphy lately joined the staff at On3/Rivals and brings his weekly Faculty Soccer Playoff and bowl projections with him. This week, McMurphy forecasts a sunny finish to the season with Auburn dealing with Louisville within the Gator Bowl on Dec. 27 in Jacksonville, Florida.

Professional Soccer Community A novel matchup is within the forecast, in response to Professional Soccer Community. Their newest projections pair BYU with Auburn within the Texas Bowl on Dec. 27 at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. This projection is fascinating as Auburn has by no means performed within the Texas Bowl, nor have they performed BYU of their lengthy historical past. This matchup is probably the most intriguing of the projections we've seen this week.

Faculty Soccer Information Consultants at On3, Professional Soccer Community, and ESPN challenge Auburn to play its postseason sport after Christmas. Nevertheless, Faculty Soccer Information expects an early displaying for the Tigers. This week, Faculty Soccer Information pits Auburn and Rutgers collectively within the Gasparilla Bowl on Dec. 20 in Tampa.

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