Auburn is a trendy pick this preseason to possibly make a run to the national championship game for the second time in three years.
Ralph D. Russo, the Associated Press' national college football reporter, is the latest to jump on board with the Tigers in his early bowl projections. The veteran writer has Auburn in the College Football Playoff facing Notre Dame in a semifinal game at the Cotton Bowl.
Russo also has the Tigers knocking off the Irish to advance to the National Championship against Ohio State, the defending champs.