Bryan Harsin’s No. 22 Auburn Tigers take to the road for their first real test of the season when they head to Happy Valley to face No. 10 Penn State. The game will be live streamed on fuboTV.
It’s a test Paul Finebaum doesn’t believe the Tigers will pass.
“It’s difficult for me to do that,” the SEC Network analyst said when asked Thursday for reasons why Auburn would beat the Nittany Lions.
There will be 107,000 fans who’ll pack Beaver Stadium on Saturday night for the rare Big Ten-SEC regular-season showdown between the No. 10 Nittany Lions (2-0) and No. 22 Tigers (2-0). Las Vegas Insider consensus has Penn State as a 5.5-point favorite.
“You have to get out to a fast start,” said Finebaum, who joined me and Lee Shirvanian on “The Opening Kickoff on WNSP-FM 105.5 in Mobile. “It is an intimidating place on a Saturday night with the White Out.”
The Tigers had little trouble steamrolling their first two non-Power 5 opponents. The defense hasn’t been tested either. That will change Saturday. Auburn has already scored 122 points to lead the nation and racked up 1,151 yards. The Tigers have done most of the damage on the ground where both Tank Bigsby and Jarquez Hunter have eclipsed 100 rushing yards in each game so far.
Meanwhile, the Nittany Lions got a defense-minded road win at Wisconsin, then got the win over Ball State.
“My gut feeling is we have bought too much into Auburn right now,” Finebaum said. “Penn State has gone out and played a really good defensive game with Wisconsin.
“I’d give them an edge.”
That’s not to say the Tigers haven’t performed well, but Finebaum said the competition has not left a lot to be desired.
“(Auburn) played very bad competition,” Finebaum said of wins over Akron (60-10) and Alabama State (62-0). They aren’t even playing mediocre competition. They are playing terrible competition.
“Still, they look great. That’s a sign Bo Nix has some confidence in this new Mike Bobo system. Everybody seems to be buying into Bryan Harsin through two games.”
When is the Auburn-Penn State game?
The game between Auburn and Penn State is set for 6:30 p.m. (7:30 p.m. ET) on Saturday, Sept. 18.
Will it be live streamed?
The game will be live streamed on fuboTV, which offers a 7-day free trial. The most basic of plans is the “fubo standard” package, which comprises 100-plus channels for $64.99 per month. Like all cord-cutting alternatives, there are plenty of options, especially for sports.
What TV channel will broadcast the game?
The Tigers and Nittany Lions will be broadcast on ABC.
Mark Heim is a sports reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim.
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