Auburn Downplays National Title Hopes
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There was some national championship talk going on in the locker room at Auburn's Jordan-Hare Stadium.
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The Auburn Tigers were basking in the preseason expectations and media attention. National title contenders? They were surely playing the part in 2003 &#151; until the season opened with back-to-back losses and the buzz turned ugly.
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A rout of Auburn on Saturday was the latest evidence that the Gators, 6-0 in the Southeastern Conference, are not resting on their laurels.
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AUBURN - Ah, easy street. No game this week. Light practices. And now Auburn is being touted as the No. 3 team in the Bowl Championship Series standings.
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Auburn&#39;s stars rescued the Tigers&#39; national championship hopes with a stellar second half. Jason Campbell passed for 224 yards and Ronnie Brown and Carnell Williams ran for second-half touchdowns, leading No.
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Auburn faces a big test this week in its quest for a spot in the national title game. Auburn is third in the BCS standings and will probably need help to reach the title game.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Jason Campbell threw for 252 yards and two touchdowns, and No. 8 Auburn proved itself as a national title contender by overwhelming No. 10 Tennessee, 34-10, last night.
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Third-ranked Auburn manages just one touchdown Saturday but a stifling defense carries the Tigers to a 7-3 victory over sixth-ranked LSU.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Jason Campbell threw for 252 yards and two touchdowns, and No. 8 Auburn proved itself as a national title contender by overwhelming No.
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AUBURN, Ala. -- Carnell Williams rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns and No. 3 Auburn allowed only 110 yards in a 42-10 rout of Kentucky yesterday.
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It&#39;s still a USC/Oklahoma one two punch in the latest Bowl Championship Series poll. In fact, Oklahoma strengthened its lead over third place Auburn in this week&#39;s BCS poll; the Tigers were idle last week and have a huge game this week with Georgia.
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Southern California is No. 1 in the polls and the BCS standings. The computers prefer Oklahoma. Auburn's victories over Georgia and Tennessee might be the season's two most impressive performances. The Trojans, Sooners and Tigers are all 11-0, but the Bowl Championship Series can only accommodate two teams in its national title game.
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Despite an impressive win over Georgia on Saturday, undefeated Auburn remains third in the latest BCS standings behind Southern California and Oklahoma.
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When a team is undefeated and ranked No. 2 in the nation, there are no exposed warts. But lose a game the way No. 2 Auburn did to Arkansas, and the blemishes are revealed in a hurry.
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Flashing championship credentials, Auburn took a major step toward forcing its way into the national title game.
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Auburn has put together one of the greatest years in school history, claiming a spot in today&#39;s Southeastern Conference title game against No.
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Oklahoma remained second in the Bowl Championship Series Standings on Monday, holding off Auburn because of a stronger computer ranking.