With just under 80 days remaining until Auburn's season opener against Baylor, the time designations for all 12 of the Tigers’ regular-season contests were released Wednesday afternoon.
According to a release from the SEC, designations are defined as the following:
- Early: 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. CST start
- Afternoon: 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. CST start
- Night: 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET start
- Flex: Games flexed between the afternoon (2:30-3:30 p.m.) and night (5-7 p.m.) windows
The highlight of the announcement is that the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry, set for October 11, has been given a night designation. It will be the first time Auburn hosts Georgia at night since 2012.
Auburn’s schedule is as follows:
Aug. 29: at Baylor (7:00 p.m. CST, FOX)
Sept. 6 vs Ball State (6:30 p.m. CST, ESPNU)
Sept. 13 vs South Alabama (11:45 a.m. CST, SEC Network)
Sept. 20 at Oklahoma (Flex, TBD)
Sept. 27 at Texas A&M (Afternoon, TBD)
Oct. 11 vs Georgia (Night, TBD)
Oct. 18 vs Missouri (Flex, TBD)
Oct. 25 at Arkansas (Early, TBD)
Nov. 1 vs Kentucky (Flex, TBD)
Nov. 8 at Vanderbilt (Afternoon, TBD)
Nov. 22 vs Mercer (1:00 p.m. CST, ESPN +)
Nov. 29 vs Alabama (Flex, TBD)
According to the release, exact start times will be confirmed no later than six days prior to game day.
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