Auburn briefing: 2024 schedule will prove to be a big test for Hugh Freeze

Some already have their attention on the updated 2024 SEC conference slate.

Lance Dawe | Jun 17, 2023

Auburn briefing: 2024 schedule will prove to be a big test for Hugh Freeze /

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The SEC has now released the entire 2024 SEC schedule for the Tigers alongside the rest of the league's slates.

Auburn will get Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas A&M, and Vanderbilt at home. A very weird home slate.

The Tigers will travel to Alabama, Georgia, Missouri, and Kentucky - a very SEC east heavy travel schedule.

Auburn will not play either Mississippi school for the first time since 1936. They will not play LSU for the first time since 1991. It should also be noted that Auburn is the only team in the league to play both Alabama and Georgia on the road.

Barrett Sallee of CBS Sports recently ranked all of the 2024 SEC conference schedules from most to least difficult, placing Auburn at No. 2 just behind Oklahoma.

Hugh Freeze has yet to coach a game for the Tigers, but projecting out to next season does bring some concern given just how tough the schedule is. Sure, there are winnable games on the road in Missouri and Kentucky - and having Vanderbilt on the schedule is never a bad thing - but overall having to play arguably three of the four most talented teams in the league (two on the road) makes it a tough go for Freeze's 2024 squad.

It will prove to be a test for Freeze, who has kicked off his Auburn tenure by recruiting extremely well both in the transfer portal and high school ranks.

You can read more about what Sallee had to say about the Tigers' slate here.

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Hugh Freeze has his work cut out for him in year one with the Tigers.

Auburn football's 2023 schedule ranks as one of the toughest in the nation, and will prove to be a tall task for Freeze in his first season on the Plains.

Thankfully the Tigers get both Alabama and Georgia at home, but even having to play the two schools alongside the likes of LSU and Texas A&M is daunting. Such is life in the SEC.

Check out Auburn's all-time record vs their 2023 opponents here.

Ole Miss transfer Austin Keys may prove to quietly be one of the most valuable additions for the Tigers through the transfer portal this offseason.

New writer for Auburn Daily Joshua Collins recently wrote about how Keys could end up being a breakout player for the Tigers this upcoming season.

You can read about Keys' potential here.

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Auburn's coaching staff is doing everything they can to get five-star wide receiver Cam Coleman to flip from Alabama.

Christian Clemente of 247Sports posted a video on Twitter (via Auburn WR Nick Mardner on Instagram) of the entire staff taking pictures with Coleman during his visit.

It’s a staff-wide push for Auburn to flip 5-star Alabama WR commit Perry Thompson on his OV

247Sports profile: https://t.co/DIw3jvhbmU

(📸 via NickMardner on IG) pic.twitter.com/bga90aW0Nb
— Christian Clemente (@CClemente247) June 17, 2023

The Tigers kick off the 2023 season on September 2nd at home vs UMass at 2 p.m. CT on ESPN.

Here's a look at the entire 2023 schedule:

Sept. 2nd vs UMass

Sept. 9th at California

Sept. 16th vs Samford

Sept. 23rd at Texas A&M

Sept. 30th vs Georgia

Oct. 14th at LSU

Oct. 21st vs Ole Miss

Oct. 28th vs Mississippi State

Nov. 4th at Vanderbilt

Nov. 11th at Arkansas

Nov. 18th vs New Mexico State

Nov. 25th vs Alabama

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