The Auburn Tigers head north on Saturday to Nashville, Tenn., to take on the Vanderbilt Commodores. Vandy enters the game ranked No. 16 in the country and 7-2 on the season after a loss last Saturday to Texas in Austin. However, the Tigers might have what they need to pull the upset in Music City: a stout run defense.

Hugh Freeze was in the middle of his third season with Auburn and has failed to get the Tigers back to the top of the SEC. The Tigers hired Freeze before the 2023 season, but the head coach had two-straight seven-loss seasons to begin his tenure, and has gone just 4-5 this year.