Auburn at No. 9 Texas A&M: Injury Updates

Auburn will travel to College Station on Saturday for its SEC opener against No. 9 Texas A&M; the Tigers are coming off a loss to Oklahoma while the Aggies are undefeated after a 41–40 win at Notre Dame. Auburn got a boost when starting corner Jay Crawford was removed from the injury report and is fully available, but senior WR Horatio Fields is out following surgery for a broken foot and Durell Robinson is also out; Connor Lew and Amaris Williams are listed as probable. Texas A&M will be without safety Bryce Anderson and has linebacker Scooby Williams listed as questionable, though QB Marcel Reed is healthy. A&M plans to rely heavily on transfer vertical threat Mario Craver (league-leading 443 receiving yards, 22.1 yds/reception) and playmaker KC Concepcion, setting up a clash between A&M’s explosive passing game and an Auburn secondary that includes Crawford, Kayin Lee, Rayshawn Pleasant and Raion Strader. Auburn’s offense, led by dual-threat QB Jackson Arnold and playmakers like Jeremiah Cobb and Cam Coleman, will adjust with Perry Thompson and Sam Turner stepping up at receiver and freshman Kail Ellis seeing snaps at center; on paper it projects as a tight, potentially low-scoring game, though A&M’s big-play ability can turn it into a shootout at Kyle Field.