Auburn and California meet for the second one past within the occasion two seasons.
AUBURN, Ala. — California (1-0) at Auburn (1-0), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
BetMGM School Soccer Odds: Auburn by way of 13 1/2.
Layout report: Auburn leads 1-0.
Each groups would really like to appear higher than they did in extreme season’s assembly, particularly on offense. The Tigers eked out a 14-10 win at California when neither workforce reached 300 yards in overall offense. Cal most effective had 281 yards in overall offense all the way through a 31-13 win over UC-Davis. Auburn ran rampant over FCS Alabama A&M in a 73-3 win.
Auburn’s passing match in opposition to California’s protection. The Tigers’ seven unused receivers mixed for 14 catches and 393 yards in a path of Alabama A&M. There’s minute dubiousness Auburn’s passing match has stepped forward however that match wasn’t a real barometer of ways a lot. The Bears gave up 221 yards passing within the opener in opposition to UC-Davis but additionally intercepted 3 passes. Auburn’s unused team of receivers is led by way of Penn Order switch KeAndre Lambert-Smith and learners Cam Coleman, Malcolm Simmons and Perry Thompson.
California: RB Jaydn Ott limped off the farmland within the opener, however teacher Justin Wilcox stated he’s possible for the Auburn match. Ott used to be a first-team All-Pac-12 variety extreme season then working for 1,315 yards. He’s a preseason first-team All-ACC variety this life.
Auburn: QB Payton Thorne used to be stymied in extreme life’s 14-10 Auburn win, passing for 94 yards and two touchdowns with an interception. Now, Thorne has way more guns at his disposal however nonetheless has to get it performed in opposition to FBS pageant.
Auburn receiver Sam Jackson V performed quarterback for the Blonde Bears in extreme season’s assembly, passing for simply 126 yards with an interception. Jackson had a 37-yard TD catch in his Auburn debut. … That is Auburn’s first assembly with an Atlantic Coast Convention workforce since a 14-6 loss at Clemson in 2017. … The Tigers performed 94 avid gamers in opposition to Alabama A&M, precisely part of them visible their first motion for the Tigers. … Auburn eager single-game college marks with six landing passes and 5 avid gamers catching no less than one. It used to be Auburn’s first win by way of 70 or extra issues since beating Erskine 77-0 in 1932.
