Southern Miss at Auburn 9/29/18 - College Football Picks & Predictions

The Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles (2-1) visit Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama to play the Auburn Tigers (3-1). Southern Miss defeated the Rice Owls 40-22 on Saturday in the opening game of Conference USA for both. Jack Abraham threw for 428 yards with four touchdowns in the win. The Golden Eagles led by just nine points at the half, but outscored the Owls 16-7 after halftime.

Auburn bounced back from a disappointing one-point loss last week to beat Arkansas 34-3. Noah Igbinoghene ran a 95-yard kickoff return back for a touchdown and blocked a punt that set up another Tigers touchdown. JaTarvious Whitlow rushed for a pair of touchdowns for Auburn. Starting quarterback Jarrett Stidham passed for just 134 yards in a lackluster performance. Jack Abraham leads all Southern Miss quarterbacks with 1,048 yards passing, 10 touchdowns and three interceptions. The leading rusher is Tez Parks with 107 yards, while Trivensky Mosley has rushed for 91 yards. Quez Watkins is the leading receiver with 24 receptions for 304 yards and five touchdowns.

Auburn QB Jarrett Stidham has thrown for 718 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions. The leading rusher is JaTarvious Whitlow with 303 yards and four touchdowns. Anthony Schwartz is the leading receiver with 163 yards and one touchdown, while Ryan Davis has 149 yards receiving with a team high 19 receptions.