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11:58 AM EDT on September 25, 2026Welcome to the Defector College Football Watch Guide, where Israel Daramola and Ray Ratto will tell you which of the weekend’s college football games are worth giving a crap about.Ray: In case you missed it, the greatest play since the 109-yard field goal return that won the 2013 Iron Bowl is still resonating around Downmarket College Football America, a moment of pure end-game lunacy between Vanderbilt and North Carolina State that serves to remind us all that the best and maybe only reason to still care about this grand swindle is the way that young…
In this story:The Auburn Tigers may not have started SEC play in exactly the way they wanted to, dropping their opener 44-39 against the Florida Gators, but they are still largely the favorite as they enter the second game of their SEC slate: a matchup against the Vanderbilt Commodores.As it stands, ESPN’s FPI currently predicts the Tigers to have a 75.3% chance of winning, which is their best odds to beat any SEC team except Arkansas at this time. The Commodores had the Tigers’ number last year, beating them in a shootout 45-38 game, though, at the time, the Tigers had…
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The Auburn Tigers will close out a three-game homestand on Saturday when they host Vanderbilt for a key SEC showdown, which means it is time for another edition of the Auburn Wire Roundtable.Last week, Auburn suffered its first loss of the season, a 44-39 loss to the Florida Gators. Auburn fought back to cut the lead to five points in the final minute after trailing by as many as 17 points in the second half. Auburn got off to a slow start offensively, and the defense struggled to get off the field on 3rd and 4th down. They aim to…
In this story:NASHVILLE—Time to stop taking Vanderbilt football at its word. It’s said all the right things. That its goal is to win the national championship. That this team has the pieces to be the best in program history. That its program-best 10-win season was a result of Diego Pavia and improved program infrastructure, not just a Pavia-induced flash in the pan. They’ve said they have a chip on their shoulder, that they still relish in the role of underdog like that legendary 2025 team did. That this doesn’t have to be a foundational year anymore. Well, bad news. Vanderbilt hasn’t lived…
In this story:Many expect the Auburn Tigers to take care of business against the Vanderbilt Commodores this weekend. However, some of the outside media are putting the brakes on that thought. One of them is ESPN contributor and podcast host Josh Pate, who gives a weekly list of teams that could be on upset watch ahead of each weekend’s slate. One of the teams he listed earlier this week was Auburn, giving the Tigers a seven out of 10 on his “upset alert concern meter”And it comes from a blend of two different thoughts. The first involves Vanderbilt’s true freshman quarterback,…
Fans attending Saturday’s game between the Auburn Tigers and the Vanderbilt Commodores at Jordan-Hare Stadium will be treated to a lovely day weather-wise.According to AccuWeather, the forecast for Saturday will be sunny and 82 degrees, with northwest winds at 7 miles per hour and a 0% chance of rain for Auburn’s 3:15 p.m. CT kickoff against Vanderbilt at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Temperatures will cool to 75 degrees by the end of the game. It is shaping up to be the first time all season that rain or heat has not been a major factor in a game played in Jordan-Hare Stadium.Fans…
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