COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Auburn football 's in a fine place, all things considered, with just one loss through four games this season. But its latest defeat was a reminder of the hump the Tigers have struggled to get over under head coach Hugh Freeze .

Last weekend, Auburn opened SEC play with a 24-17 loss at then-No. 12 Oklahoma . It dropped Freeze's record on the Plains back below .500. It was his seventh one-score loss in his tenure and his ninth defeat to a ranked opponent.

Auburn and Freeze have another chance to right that ship this weekend, however, facing No. 9 Texas A&M on Saturday, Sept. 27, ( 2:30 p.m. CT, ESPN ) at Kyle Field. Fittingly enough, the 2024 rematch comes after the Tigers secured Freeze's biggest win yet last fall, beating a ranked bunch of Aggies in

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