By placing the spotlight on Kentucky, Freeze attempts to keep the heat far away from him. Under no circumstances should Auburn lose on Saturday or trail by ten points or more heading into the fourth quarter. Auburn allows 84.1 rush yards per game.

Auburn finally got off the mark in SEC play against Arkansas last week, and now looks to build on that success with a home game against Kentucky. The Wildcats will come to the Plains looking for their first conference win of the season as they come off of a 56-34 loss to Tennessee last week.

Keep up with SEC schedules, odds, predictions, kickoff times and more as Week 10 of the college football season continues Nov. 1.

As the Auburn Tigers get set to take on Kentucky, here are three opposing players who could cause trouble on Saturday

It has been a busy week for monitoring injuries, as the Cats have 12 players listed as out for tomorrow night’s game. One good thing for the Cats is the expected return of star running back Seth McGowan, who’s no longer listed on the injury report.

The Tigers face quarterback uncertainty, hope for another dominant rushing performance, and could set up a potential "game of the year" against Diego Pavia and Vanderbilt next week.

The Auburn Tigers will look to Ashton Daniels at quarterback over Jackson Arnold on Saturday night against Kentucky.

Auburn has reportedly decided on who will start at quarterback on Saturday night when Kentucky comes to the Plains.

SEC opponents match up when the Auburn Tigers (4-4) and the Kentucky Wildcats (2-5) play on Saturday, November 1, 2025 at Jordan-Hare Stadium. The Tigers faced the Arkansas Razorbacks in their most recent game, winning 33-24. Their last time out, the Wildcats were defeated by the Tennessee Volunteers 56-34.

But the schedule at least eases up slightly this week as Kentucky will face an unranked opponent for the first time in more than a month. Still, Kentucky is a double-digit underdog at Auburn, which snapped a four-game losing streak last week with a win over Arkansas last week.