The Auburn Tigers will square off against the Central Red Devils at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Auburn is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
Auburn is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alabama's top teams: Moody, who was ranked 24th at the time (Auburn was ranked seventh). The Tigers blew past the Blue Devils, posting a 41-7 win.
Cason Myers produced another solid effort throwing for 196 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 151 yards on only 12 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Antonio Welch, who gained 77 total yards and two touchdowns.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Auburn was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 207 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2024.
Aiden Parker
| 09/26/25 vs Moody | 10 |
| 09/19/25 vs JAG | 7 |
| 09/12/25 vs Enterprise | 7 |
| 09/04/25 @ Opelika | 13 |
| 08/28/25 @ Vestavia Hills | 7 |
| 08/22/25 vs Booker | 10 |
Auburn didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Aiden Parker and BJ McGhee. Parker is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least seven every time he's taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Central played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 49-14 loss at the hands of IMG Academy. The game marked the Red Devils' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Auburn will have to keep a close watch on Bobby Coleman and Tj Ware, a pair of players who had a big impact on Central's prior game. Coleman threw for 239 yards and a pair of TDs while picking up 10.9 yards per attempt, while Ware picked up 98 receiving yards and one score.
Having lost for the first time this season, Central fell to 5-1. As for Auburn, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 5-1.
Auburn didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Central when the teams last played back in October of 2024, but they still walked away with a 38-33 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Red Devils' Tristan Williams, who rushed for 152 yards and three touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for the Tigers to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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