Auburn running back Tank Bigsby (4) is tackled by Penn State defensive end Arnold Ebiketie (17) during their NCAA college football game in State College, Pa., on Saturday, Sept.18, 2021.Penn State defeated Auburn 28-20. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger)AP
Auburn is undefeated. Two games, two wins. They went to Penn State and fell just short of a huge non-conference road win in 2021. Will the Tigers get payback against the Nittany Lions inside a raucous Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday?
Will there be orange uniforms? Are we prepared for this?
Here’s what you can expect in Auburn this Saturday.
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After winning the season opener against Mercer, Auburn beat San Jose State inside Jordan-Hare. It wasn’t pretty, but it’s still early and a win is a win.
Penn State enters Saturday with an undefeated record, including a conference win over Purdue. Last week, they dismantled Ohio 46-10 at home ahead of this week’s showdown.
The Auburn defense allowed a touchdown in every quarter in last year’s game in State College, while running back Tank Bigsby did all he could with 23 carries, 102 yards and two touchdowns.
Saturday could mark a turning point for each program, with Auburn and Penn State looking to ride a wave of momentum ahead of the rest of their respective conferences schedules.
It’s also the first CBS 2:30 p.m. broadcast, so if you can’t make the game in person, you have your old pals Brad Nessler and Gary Danielson to guide you through.
"SEC Nation" analysts Roman Harper (far left), Tim Tebow (center) and host Laura Rutledge on set before Alabama-Ole Miss kickoff Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. (Ben Flanagan / AL.com)
The SEC Network’s weekly pre-game show “SEC Nation” travels to The Plains to preview Auburn and Penn State this Satuday. The show will broadcast live from the Wellness Kitchen Green Space from 9-11 a.m. CST, Saturday, Sept. 17, on SEC Network.
Laura Rutledge hosts the show, her sixth season in the role and her seventh on the show overall, joined by Paul Finebaum, Roman Harper, Jordan Rodgers and Tim Tebow for a weekly breakdown of the SEC football action to come.
Additionally, “Marty & McGee” will broadcast live on Saturday morning from 8-9 a.m., with Smith and Ryan McGee blending Southern lifestyle and college football, on the road with “SEC Nation” every Saturday this fall.
The Wellness Kitchen Green Space will also host “The Paul Finebaum Show” Friday from 2-6 p.m.
Hey, @AuburnU! @SECNetwork is on its way to The Plains for Penn State 🆚 @AuburnFootball Come out to the @AuburnTigers Wellness Kitchen & join us: Friday: 🎙 2-6p CT | #FinebaumFriday Saturday: 🐓 8-9a CT | #MartyAndMcGee 🏈 9-11a CT | #SECNation pic.twitter.com/3fjZOfCQPi
Auburn plays said they want their Tigers in throwback orange jerseys for Saturday’s nonconference showdown with No. 22 Penn State for the “All Auburn, All Orange” game at Jordan-Hare Stadium, and an AL.com poll posted to Instagram showed 72 percent of fans (or 283 of the 395 fans who took the poll) want to see the throwback orange jerseys over the classic blue.
Auburn will wear orange facemasks Saturday in the spirit of the “Orange Out,” and even head coach Bryan Harsin said this week he’s for it. “I might like it,” Harsin said Wednesday when asked about potential orange jerseys during the weekly SEC coaches teleconference. “I’ve seen the orange jerseys, from the past, and yeah, I think that’s something that Auburn’s done, so it’s not too farfetched, but at the same time, I also think too it’s something that people would be excited about, especially your younger crowds, I’m sure, would be excited about it.”
The Orange Out is Auburn’s answer to Penn State’s traditional “White Out,” when nearly 110,000 fans wear all-white to Beaver Stadium for the team’s biggest home game of the year -- which they did last season when Auburn came to town.
Do you want to see orange jerseys in Jordan-Hare on Saturday?
All transactions for tickets, concessions and merchandise locations at Jordan-Hare Stadium will be cashless (credit cards only).
Season-Long and Single-Game Public Parking Passes are on-sale now and can be purchased online You can contact the Bruno Event Team: auparking@brunoeventteam.com or (205) 262-2848. Additional single-game parking passes are also on sale now through RevelXP.
Fans can park in two newly constructed parking lots in downtown Auburn with one located on Wright Street and the other on Burton Street. Access to the lots is open to the public and available for purchase in-person on a day of game basis.
An exit has been added to the Public Safety Lot. Those parked in the west side of the lot should exit toward Wire Road and follow the direction of law enforcement at intersections leading to Shug Jordan Parkway. Learn more about parking on the Auburn website.
Auburn shared the following updates for the 2022 season:
During home games, Tiger Transit runs special routes. Buses run for four hours prior to kickoff, intermittently throughout the game and for two hours post-game to return fans to their stops. You may face delay in arriving from and returning to all locations due to pre- and post-game traffic.
Tiger Transit also utilizes Doublemap/Transfer technology to let fans view buses in motion and the routes in real-time via internet and smartphone. Learn more.
Home Plate Tailgate is located in the Plainsman Park parking lot. According to the Auburn gameday website, the space is free of charge and open to the public as a tailgating destination close to the action of Jordan-Hare Stadium. The site will open four hours prior to kickoff and feature TVs for live college football game viewing and tailgate games. Once in the area, fans will have access to restrooms and tents for shade. Food and beer will be available for purchase.
The Tiger Tailgate Show will again originate from the east side of Jordan-Hare Stadium three hours prior to kickoff.
Coke Fan Fest is a free pre-game entertainment area located in front of the Nichols Center on Donahue Drive. It opens four hours prior to kickoff and includes inflatable games, a live DJ, TVs for live college football game viewing and more.
Tailgating begins at 4 p.m. on Friday except for Mell Street Corridor, which begins at 6 p.m.
Reserving tailgating spots in grass areas using stakes, ropes, ribbons, tape, chairs, tables, tents, vehicles or other items is not allowed until 4 p.m. on Friday, except for Mell Street Corridor and specially permitted university events. Monitors will be placed in Mell Street areas to ensure that driving lanes and entrances to certain parking areas remain clear.
Coca-Cola Tiger Fan Fest is Auburn’s free pregame interactive entertainment area located in front of the Nichols Center on Donahue Drive, just north of Auburn Arena and Jordan-Hare Stadium. Fan Fest offers fun for everyone in the family, from parents to young children. Features inflatable games for the kids and a live DJ.
Fans are encouraged to arrive early to avoid delays. Gates and all stadium services open two hours prior to kick-off. Pre-game begins 20 minutes prior to kick-off. Walkthrough metal detectors will be in operation for the 2021 season. The units will be placed at gates 1 and 12 that do not require individuals to empty their pockets to expedite stadium entry. These gates will be express lines for individuals without bags. Individuals with bags will need to proceed to the next closest gate.
The following items are prohibited from being brought into the stadium: Artificial noise makers, cameras with lenses over four inches, non-clear bags, outside food and drink, pets, stadium seats with arms, umbrellas, video cameras, and weapons (including pocket knives).
The clear bag policy will remain in effect for the 2022 football season. Fans are encouraged to bring as few items as needed into the stadium. Bags must be clear plastic and not exceed 12-inches-by-6-inches-by-12-inches. One-gallon clear resealable plastic storage bags and small clutch purses not exceeding 4.5-inches-by-6.5-inches may be permitted into the stadium. Read the full policy.
The weather has cooled some, but it will still in Auburn. Complimentary water refill stations are available throughout Jordan-Hare Stadium. Fans are allowed to bring in one empty water bottle for use at the complimentary water refill stations or one unopened factory-sealed bottle of water (up to one liter in size). You can also find cooling and hydration stations throughout the stadium.
All transactions for concessions, merchandise and chairback locations at Jordan-Hare Stadium will be cashless (credit cards only).
Fans can even skip lines and order digitally for pickup at the stand nearest you by using your smartphone to select “CONCESSIONS” from the sidebar menu on the Auburn Athletics Official app. The dedicated pick-up window for Mobile Express orders will be available at concessions stands located behind sections 3, 28, 58, and 106.
Friday: Sunny skies with a high near 87, followed by mostly clear skies and an overnight low around 64.
Saturday: Sunny skies with a high near 88, followed by clear skies and an overnight low around 67.
Sunday: Sunny skies with a high near 89, followed by clear skies and an overnight low around 66.
-- The National Weather Service
Stay up to date before, during and after the game by following AL.com’s Tom Green, Nubyjas Wilborn, aldotcomTigers or aldotcomSports on Twitter.
You can also follow live gameday updates with Auburn’s new social media accounts, which will post information such as road closures, traffic delays, gate opening reminders and more:
Can Auburn cut back on ‘bonehead’ mistakes against No. 22 Penn State?
Auburn bringing toughness to fight against Penn State
Auburn offers first look at alternate helmets for Penn State; Fans have spoken on orange jerseys
5 Auburn football home-and-homes we’d like to see scheduled
Interim AD Rich McGlynn: ‘This is not about me; it is about Auburn’
Can Auburn use the ‘Orange out’ to payback Penn State’s ‘White Out’?
What the San Jose State game taught us about T.J. Finley’s growth, composure
Bryan Harsin ‘felt for’ former colleague Manny Diaz after Miami ouster
AU Team Shop opens (Neville Arena)
Friday Football Luncheon, presented by CB&S Bank
Hayfields on South Donahue and West Samford Avenue open for RV parking
The Paul Finebaum Show (Wellness Kitchen Greenspace)
Campus open for tailgating (except Mell Street Corridor)
Football, Fans and Feathers (Edgar B. Carter Educational Amphitheater)
Jordan-Hare Locker Room Tours, FREE Admission (South Entrance of Harbert Family Recruiting Center)
Mell Street Corridor opens for tailgating
AU Team Shop opens (Neville Arena)
Marty & McGee (Wellness Kitchen Greenspace)
SEC Nation (Wellness Kitchen Greenspace)
Coca-Cola Tiger Fan Fest opens (Nichols Center Lawn)
Home Plate Tailgate, presented by Bud Light (Plainsman Park Parking Lot, open to the public, free)
Nissan Heisman House, featuring Bo Jackson (Nichols Center Lawn)
Tiger Tailgate Show broadcast outside Gate 7 (Broadcast locally on 93.9 FM)
Stadium box offices open for ticket sales
Spirit March / Four Corners Pep Rally
Pregame festivities begin on field
Kickoff vs. Penn State (CBS)
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