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WATCH: Auburn reveals orange face masks for Ole Miss matchup

Wade-Peeryby:Wade Peery•10/29/21
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Just six weeks after wearing white facemasks for the first time in program history, the Auburn Tigers are once again making a change to their helmets. When the Tigers run onto the field on Saturday against Ole Miss, they’ll do so with orange facemasks.

The picture of the helmets posted by Andrew Lind of BuckeyesNow on Twitter is very cool.

Check out the image below.

This is the first time the orange facemasks have returned for Auburn’s football uniforms since 1983. The program previously wore orange facemasks from the 1979-1983 seasons.

Check out the picture of Auburn legend Bo Jackson rocking the orange facemask below.

Jackson is not only a Tiger legend, but is considered one of the greatest athletes of all-time.

Dana Marquez, the head equipment manager at Auburn, spoke with Auburn Undercover told them the University’s administration had to approve the alternate colored facemasks.

Maintaining the traditional Auburn uniform look means a lot to its fans, so it was no easy task rolling out the orange facemasks.

It’s pretty cool the orange facemasks debut on Halloween weekend. Auburn’s all-time record in the orange facemasks is 47-23.

Bo Nix has made some incredible plays for Auburn this season

Auburn quarterback Bo Nix has made some incredible plays throughout this season. When he got his opportunity against the LSU Tigers in Death Valley, Nix was an absolute magician.

His performance was magical enough to lead the Tigers to a 24-19 win over LSU. If Nix wants to keep pace with Matt Corral and the high octane Ole Miss offensive attack, the will certainly need Nix to have yet another “out-of-body experience.”

Saturday’s game will be just the second time Auburn has faced an Ole Miss team ranked inside the top 10 (2014).