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Today, Gene Chizik starts his second year as Auburn's head coach.A The old cliche "What a difference a year makes" does not do the Auburn program justice.

Spring evaluation is starting about four months early for the Auburn Tigers. With its Jan.

Back on the field Saturday for the first time since its 26-21 loss to Alabama on Nov.

According to www.outbackbowl.com , the Northwestern Wildcats that Auburn will face off on New Year's morning.

Northwestern athletic director Jim Phillips got the news while driving home from the Bears game on Sunday.

It's official, Auburn fans.A The Auburn Tigers will face the Northwestern Wildcats in the 2010 Outback Bowl.

The regular season is over and the Auburn Tigers are 7-5.A The Tigers are bowl eligible with new coach Gene Chizik, andA they areA hoping to bring their record to 8-5.A A few good things happened for the Tigers this season.A The Tiger offense is ranked 20th in the nationA in total offense and third in the SEC, which is a big improvement from last ...

When Auburn's six-game winning streak in the Iron Bowl came to an unceremonious end, then-coach Tommy Tuberville was philosophical.

AUBURN, Ala. - Auburn coach Gene Chizik has made a habit of redirecting questions about the team's strug gles in last year's Iron Bowl, a 36-0 loss, but questions inten sified this week.

AUBURN -- Kodi Burns knows about the sting of failure. He endured a lifetime supply at Bryant-Denny Stadium last season where the Tigers, mired in a web of impersonal conflict, endured one of the most lop sided losses in the program's history.

When: 1:30 p.m. today Where: Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn Line: Alabama by 10 1/2 Records: Auburn ; Alabama On the air: TV -- CBS; Radio -- WLWI-FM 92.3, WMSP-AM 740, WXFX-FM 95.1 FOUR-DOWN TERRITORY 1. How is Auburn's defensive front going to handle the Tide's rushing attack? Mark Ingram is an excellent back.

Crowds gather outside of Jordan-Hare Stadium today for the Tiger Walk prior to Friday's Iron Bowl contest between Alabama and Auburn.

If there's a 6-foot-5, 355-pound mammoth of a man walking the halls of the Auburn Athletic Complex these days, Ryan Pugh has yet to see him.

The Tigers' right tackle knows the reality facing his boyhood team going into Friday's visit by No.

Johnathan Bentley, Daily Mountain Eagle : Twenty years ago Alabama came to Auburn for the first time in Iron Bowl history and left with an upset loss.

The Iron Bowl will be played for the 74th time, but this time on the Friday afternoon after Thanksgiving.

Next game : vs. Alabama at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn at 1:30 p.m. Nov. 27 Stat of the week : Auburn has given up 297 points this season, the most ever scored against the Tigers in a single campaign.

Caleb King scored two touchdowns on 66 yards on 10 carries Saturday, leading Georgia to a 31-24 win over No.

We're back with some Auburn offensive guys in this, the 2,070th edition of the Gold Mine.

Auburn's final chance to exceed expectations in Gene Chizik's first season now comes down to a visit from an Alabama team that has not lost a regular-season game since its last trip to Auburn two years ago.