Alabama has risen one place to No. 3 in the latest AP Top 25 College Football poll after its 56-7 season opening victory over Middle Tennessee State.
It’s the debut for Auburn coach Hugh Freeze in his return to the Southeastern Conference.
Payton Thorne, who signed with Auburn in May, had been competing with returning starter Robby Ashford and redshirt freshman Holden Geriner.
Alabama is No. 4 in the AP Preseason Top 25 Poll, the Crimson Tide’s lowest preseason ranking in more than a decade.
WAKA 8 Sports Director Lindsey Bonner was in Auburn and Tuscaloosa on Thursday to cover the opening of fall football camps for the Tigers and the Crimson Tide.
Auburn has picked up a five-star WR from Alabama after getting a star LB to flip from Georgia.
The Southeastern Conference has revealed its 2024 opponents and home/away lineup, the first season that Oklahoma and Texas will be part of the SEC.
Southern Miss defeated Auburn 7-2 on Saturday, eliminating the Tigers from their own regional.
With the loss, Auburn will face Southern Miss in a loser-out game Saturday.
Ninth-seeded Alabama (40-18) advances to the fourth round of the tournament for the third straight season.
