Ainslie Lee

Coming off of a 73-3 season-opening win over Alabama A&M , Hugh Freeze and the Auburn Tigers now turn their attention to the Cal Golden Bears in the second game of the two programs' home-and-home agreement.

Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze seems confident the Tigers could return a dinged up defensive lineman for Saturday's game vs.

Similar to Saturday, Auburn posted a lopsided win over UMass to open its season last fall.

“They're blessed with scholarships and financial things. Obviously, we want to give back,” Freeze said during his press conference on Monday.

During Monday night's Tiger Talk radio show, Auburn head football coach Hugh Freeze took a question from a fan named Bobby, who was curious to learn

“Yeah, that game really started everything off and hopefully it's going to start everything off again this year,” Fairweather said of Saturday's rematch with Cal.

Ott went on to rush for 78 yards and scored the Golden Bears' lone touchdown as the Tigers held on to win the game 14-10 last September.

A look at what Cal's coaches and players have said about Saturday's trip to Auburn.

“I was frustrated,” Freeze said of last year's game. “Boy, I was just really frustrated.”

When Auburn traveled to Cal last fall, Ott rushed for 78 yards and scored the Golden Bears' lone touchdown as the Tigers pulled away late to secure a 14-10 win on the road.