A-State Football to Play Auburn in 2013
By: Jason Snavely
Updated: May 9, 2012
The
Arkansas State Athletics Department announced Tuesday that it has added
Auburn to its 2013 football schedule, which will give the Red Wolves a
game at Jordan-Hare Stadium against the Tigers for the third time over a
seven year span.
The
game is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 7, in Auburn, Ala. Auburn is the
second announced
non-conference opponent on A-State's 2013 schedule that also includes a
road game at Memphis. A-State will face Auburn for the third time in
school history, also catching the Tigers in 2006 and as recent as 2010.
Arkansas
State's contract for the Auburn game calls for a $1.1-million
guarantee, the largest
in ASU history and the fourth of at least $1 million. A-State received a
$1-million payout for its 2010 season opener at Auburn and its 2011
game at Virginia Tech, while the contract for the Red Wolves' game in
Nebraska in 2012 calls for the same. The contract
for A-State's 2012 season opener at Oregon is $950,000 and also
guaranteed the Red Wolves national exposure with a game on ESPN2, which
was fulfilled during the 2011 season.
The 2013 game against Auburn will mark the Red Wolves first game against an SEC opponent since
the last the time they played the Tigers in 2010.
New
Arkansas State head coach Gus Malzahn will also return to Auburn after
helping lead the school
to the BCS National Championship in 2010, the same year he received the
Frank Broyles Award as the top collegiate assistant coach in the nation
while working as the Tigers offensive coordinator.
