This has quietly become one of the best rivalries in all of college football. The winner of this game is normally the favorite to win the SEC West, and it doesn't look to be any different this year.
LSU will bring a new, inexperienced quarterback on the road into a tough environment for the first time. Look for the Bengal Tigers to try and use that running back by committee led by Keiland Williams, and the very good offensive line to shorten the game and keep the ball away from Auburn.
Auburn meanwhile, looks to avenge a last second loss last year in Baton Rouge. Auburn's new offense will be put to the test by the talented, fast defense of LSU. The key will be whoever Auburn has at quarterback will be playing in their first big game of the season and will be under a lot of pressure, they will need to come through for the Tigers to succeed.
This game is always a barn burner, sometimes quite literally like in 1996 when an old wooden building next to Jordan Hare Stadium caught fire in the middle of the game due to sparks off a grill during tailgating. The margin of victory in this series since 2004 has been one, three, four, and six. Don't expect anything different this time around, and the winner is in the early drivers seat for Atlanta.
Winner: Auburn
Other key games: Boise State at Oregon
Top Heisman Candidates after Week Four:
1. Tim Tebow, QB, Florida
2. Knowshon Moreno, RB, Georgia
3. Chris Wells, RB, Ohio State
4. Pat White, QB, West Virginia
5. Percy Harvin, WR, Florida
6. Michael Crabtree, WR, Texas Tech
Top 10 Standings after Week Four:
1. Georgia 4-0 (beat Arizona State, next week: Alabama)
2. Southern Cal 2-0 (bye, next week: Oregon State)
3. Florida 3-0 (beat Tennessee, next week: Ole Miss)
4. Oklahoma 3-0 (bye, next week: TCU)
5. Ohio State 3-1 (beat Troy, next week: Minnesota)
6. Missouri 4-0 (beat Buffalo, next week: bye)
7. Auburn 4-0 (beat LSU, next week: Tennessee)
8. Clemson 4-0 (beat S.Carolina St., next week: Maryland)
9. Texas 4-0 (beat Rice, next week: bye)
10. Kansas 4-0 (beat Sam Houston St., next week: bye)
Others receiving votes: West Virginia, BYU, LSU, Wisconsin, Texas Tech, Virginia Tech
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