Auburn vs Ole Miss tabbed as most important 2023 SEC game for Tigers

Ah, the Hugh Freeze Bowl.

Or is it the Lane Kiffin Bowl?

The 2023 Freeze-Kiffin Bowl takes place in Jordan-Hare Stadium this fall as Auburn battles it out against Ole Miss, who snapped the Tigers' six-game winning streak in the rivalry last season.

According to Jesse Simonton of On3, Auburn's game vs Ole Miss will be the most important SEC game on the Tigers' schedule in 2023.

Here's what Simonton had to say about the game in a recent article detailing every SEC team's biggest 2023 conference game:

"Hugh Freeze vs. Lane Kiffin, Round 1. A late October matchup between Auburn and Ole Miss will feature two head coaches who went head-to-head for the Tigers’ opening this offseason, with Kiffin leveraging the Rebels for a big raise and Freeze returning to the SEC. Both programs have hit the transfer portal aggressively to rebuild their rosters, but with Auburn likely big underdogs against LSU, Georgia and Alabama, this stands to be Freeze’s best opportunity for a statement win in Year 1."

Auburn kicks off the 2023 season at home against UMass. Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m. CT on ESPN.

Here's a look at the entire 2023 schedule:

Sept. 2nd vs UMass

Sept. 9th at California

Sept. 16th vs Samford

Sept. 23rd at Texas A&M

Sept. 30th vs Georgia

Oct. 14th at LSU

Oct. 21st vs Ole Miss

Oct. 28th vs Mississippi State

Nov. 4th at Vanderbilt

Nov. 11th at Arkansas

Nov. 18th vs New Mexico State

Nov. 25th vs Alabama

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