Three big storylines ahead of Auburn vs. Cal

Auburn football has never beaten a current member of the Pac 12 Conference on the road, and they're 0-3 all-time in games played in the state of California. Yes, that's how we're starting off this week's Three big storylines, as Hugh Freeze and Co. hope to change that on Saturday night inside California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, Calif. On the bright side, the Tigers are 10-3 all-time against current members of the Pac 12, including two wins each over Washington State, Oregon and Arizona, and one win each over Oregon State, Colorado, Southern Cal and Washington. The Tigers are somewhere around a 5-point favorite for a 7:30 west-coast kick, 9:30 CT kick, a contest in which Freeze said, "I don't like it," but added he will "embrace" the game and thinks "it will be a big challenge for all of us."