Auburn hopes to provide a 'great challenge' to Oklahoma says Hugh Freeze

The Oklahoma Sooners are now official members of the SEC and will be met with the conference’s toughest slate to begin their campaign.

The Sooners will open SEC play on September 21 at home with SEC contender

and face tough opponents away from home in Texas and Ole Miss in October. However, their first true “welcome to the SEC’ experience will come on Sept. 28 when Oklahoma visits Jordan-Hare Stadium for its first road game as an SEC member.

Jordan-Hare Stadium is considered to be one of the toughest stadiums in the country due to its raucous atmosphere and Auburn’s known ability to win close games within its walls. Auburn head football coach Hugh Freeze looks forward to showing off Jordan-Hare Stadium at full volume to Oklahoma this season.

“Well, Jordan-Hare, I think, will provide for (Oklahoma) a great challenge,” Freeze said at a recent speaking engagement in Alexander City.

The official kickoff time for the game has not been announced. However, the SEC has designated the game to begin in an afternoon time slot. Freeze says that the time slot is not ideal, but expects Auburn’s homefield advantage to be in full force regardless.

“I wish they would get the night-version of Jordan-Hare,” Freeze said. “But Jordan-Hare will be rocking either way and I think they’ll enjoy that for sure.”

September’s matchup between Auburn and Oklahoma will be the third all-time, and the first-ever in a regular season setting. The Sooners hold a 2-0 lead over Auburn, most recently defeating Auburn in the 2016 Sugar Bowl, 35-19.

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