The loss dropped the Bulldogs to 14th in the SEC standings with three weeks left. Mississippi State will have to win at least six of the final nine games with seven more wins for the postseason. That's a tall hill to climb for this team.

Throughout Auburn’s three losses to Texas and its 1-0 midweek win over Georgia Tech, one glaring problem was the inability to take advantage of opportunities with runners on base.

After struggling to push runs across the plate last week, the No. 11 Auburn Tigers found rhythm in the middle innings to beat Mississippi State, 6-5, in Friday's rain-soaked series opener at Plainsman Park in Auburn,

Auburn currently has five commits from the 2026 class. Lamar would join four-star edge rusher Hezekiah Harris, four-star receiver Devin Carter, four-star receiver Denairius Gray, four-star linebacker Shadarius Toodle and four-star linebacker JaMichael Garrett if he picks the Tigers.

The next two rounds gave Auburn its two other draftees, with Lambert-Smith heading to the Los Angeles Chargers in the fifth, and McLeod going to Jacksonville in the sixth. Beyond that trio, however, no other Tiger had their name called,