AUBURN — By the week's end, Auburn football will have played its first game of the fall at Jordan-Hare Stadium , and it'll either be expectedly undefeated or shockingly sitting at .500.

The Tigers starting their 2025 campaign with a convincing road win at Baylor , handling the Bears 38-24 . The performance showed room for improvement, but it also presented a dominating Auburn rushing attack. That'll meet Ball State on Saturday, (7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT, ESPNU) which is coming off a season-opening shutout loss, 31-0, against Purdue.

On paper, it's a chance for the Tigers to tune up against a Group of Five program in Year One under a new head coach. It's also a must-win contest by that measure. PRICES, HOW TO BUY: Auburn football tickets

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