Auburn football: Nothing but making moves on off weekend

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Progressing during bye week 

A little rest and relaxation resulted in a big win for Auburn football, even on its off weekend.

Auburn moved up three spots to No. 16 in the AP poll on Sunday morning after not even taking the field on Saturday. The Tigers also moved up to No. 15 in the Coaches poll.

On Tuesday, the College Football Playoff rankings will be released and that’s going to be very important, as will Auburn’s looming games against Georgia and Alabama.

First up is Texas A&M, though, which suffered a loss at the hands of Mississippi State over the weekend. In the next several weeks, several games will have a significant impact on the rankings (for example, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State play on Saturday — and that’s just the beginning). So, with a few weeks left in the season and a chance to upset the two best teams in the country, No. 16 is actually pretty sweet.

Auburn moves to No. 16 in this week’s @AP_Top25 Poll.#WarEagle pic.twitter.com/DNoh0NDxv1

— Auburn Football (@AuburnFootball) October 29, 2017

In other Auburn football news:

• See where Auburn ended up in the SEC Country Power Poll after its bye week.
• Auburn opened as a two-touchdown favorite over Texas A&M.
• Check out Gus Malzahn’s SEC Country Fan Approval Rating. heading into the last four games of the 2017 season.
• Take a look at how SEC Country Auburn team writer Lauren Shute voted in the AP poll.
• The Tigers have been impressive after bye weeks under Malzahn.

Rest results in a win 

Auburn volleyball had a week off but jumped back into its season on Sunday afternoon in South Carolina. And the day went smoothly.

The Tigers defeated the Gamecocks, 3-1, improving to 12-8 overall (5-6 SEC). This is the first of several reminders that Auburn will welcome (well, kind of) Alabama to Auburn Arena on Wednesday at 7 p.m. CT.

RECAP: Collective effort for the Tigers at South Carolina today! #WarEagle

» https://t.co/3ZgzHSIw2n pic.twitter.com/McWIefzVWO

— Auburn Volleyball (@AuburnVB) October 29, 2017

Tweet of the day

This doesn’t really have anything at all to do with Auburn football, but because the Tigers had a bye week, here’s a struggle loyal college football fans understand.

that freaking stair…. #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/Jjg3PonZW9

— abby grau (@abby_grau13) October 29, 2017

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