College Football: Top-5 Non Conference Games of 2018
2. Washington vs. Auburn, September 1st (Atlanta, GA)
Two interesting contrast of styles in head coaches is on display here between Washington’s Chris Peterson and Auburn’s Gus Malzahn. With Peterson’s cunning coaching and Malzahn’s wizardry on offense, this has the potential to be a very good one indeed
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The last time the Auburn Tigers were in Atlanta, they were humbled a little thanks to a 34-27 loss to UCF in the Peach Bowl. As a matter of fact, their SEC Championship matchup versus Georgia in Atlanta was on the losing end as well. So they may very well be chomping at the bit to be on the winning side in the city of Atlanta.
Washington quarterback Jake Browning is back for his senior season and has thrown 78 touchdowns over the course of his career. The Huskies were on the short end of the stick in their season finale against Penn State in the Fiesta Bowl but here presents a prime opportunity for an excellent Pac-12 team to make a statement against a quality Auburn team.