The 2024 Auburn football season has mercifully come to an end and it’s not a moment too soon for me. There’s still a slight possibility they could get an invite to a bowl game if there aren’t enough teams, but it won’t change the outcome of the season.

I had some hope the dramatic win over Texas A&M would give the Tigers a boost going into the Iron Bowl, but Hugh Freeze’s team ultimately could not escape their true identity. Outside of Georgia and Alabama, the Tigers were within one score late in the fourth quarter in every other SEC game, but fell short more often than not.

Andy Graham is a regular columnist for The Outlook.