Mississippi State vs. Auburn: TV Schedule, Live Streaming, Game Time and More

Mississippi State and Auburn are set to open their SEC season against each other on Saturday.

Auburn won the National Championship in 2010, but lost a lot of talent from that team. That was evident in their come from behind win against Utah State in the opener.

The Bulldogs had no such problem in their opener, downing Memphis 59-14.

When these two teams played in 2010, Mississippi State gave Auburn one of their best games of the season, losing 17-14.

This will be the 83rd meeting between the two schools. Auburn leads the overall series 57-23-2

Where: Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn, Alabama.

When: 12:21 PM ET

Watch: SEC Network, ESPN 3.

Listen: MSU Radio, WKKR-FM 97.7 in Auburn 

Betting Line: Mississippi State (-7) (-105), Auburn (+7) (-115)

Mississippi State Injury Report

Defensive Tackle Fletcher Cox returns from a suspension in the opener. Wide Receiver Ricco Sanders missed the opener against Memphis and is questionable against Auburn.

Auburn Injury Report

Eltoro Freeman was ineligible for the first game against Utah State. He is expected to return.

BCS/Top 25 Poll Implications

Mississippi State comes in ranked in both the AP and USA Today Polls. They are No. 16 in the AP, and No. 17 in the USA Today. A win here would move them towards a top 10.

Auburn fell from No. 22 in the Week 1 AP Poll to completely out of it after a come from behind win against Utah State. They are currently ranked at No. 22 in the USA Today poll. The Tigers will need to win if they are going to stay in consideration to be ranked.

What They're Saying

After beating Memphis 59-14 in their opener last Thursday, Bulldogs Coach Dan Mullen was happy about the extra amount of preparation time given to his team and coaches. He said this to the Sports Network:

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"We start conference play in [nine] days against the defending national champions" A lot of schools get three or four games to get focused on that, but we have [nine] days to get all of those little things fixed and go on the road and try to win a big football game."

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In the same article, Auburn Coach Gene Chizik came off as anything but optimistic after his team's opening week win over Utah State.

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"No question about it, I think it is obvious that we did not play well as a football team. There are no excuses for that. I think it was very evident that our most experienced part of our football team is our special teams. I don't think there is any question that offensively and defensively we are a long way off from being able to win very many games right now."

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The full article can be found here.

Mississippi State Player to Watch

If Auburn can't keep the quarterback/running back duo of Chris Relf and Vick Ballard in check, this one will get ugly.

Relf threw for 202 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for 51 yards against Memphis. Ballard rushed for 66 yards and three touchdowns.

Auburn Player to Watch

Barrett Trotter had a strong game against Utah State. He was 17 for 23 with 261 yards passing. Trotter will need to have similar efficiency for Auburn's offense to stay with the Bulldog attack.

Key Matchup

Relf vs. The Auburn secondary. Utah State was 22 for 31 passing against Auburn. Ballard can have a good day on the ground, but it can't come with a big day from Relf as well.

Key Storyline

Auburn has a lot of heart, but has lost a lot of talent from their National Championship squad. Will the losses catch up to them this week?

Prediction:

Mississippi State's attack is just too strong. Look for them to jump out to a big lead and then withstand whatever runs the Tigers make. The Bulldogs win and cover the spread relatively easily.

Mississippi State: 33 Auburn: 16