# Auburn's ESPN FPI Ranking REVEALED + Is Byrum Brown the Best QB in each matchup? | The College Loop Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-college-loop-6462396/auburn-s-espn-fpi-ranking-revealed-is-byrum-brown-the-best-qb-in-each-matchup-the-college-loop Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-college-loop-6462396/auburn-s-espn-fpi-ranking-revealed-is-byrum-brown-the-best-qb-in-each-matchup-the-college-loop.md Podcast: [The College Loop](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-college-loop-6462396) Published: 2026-07-09T23:37:00+00:00 Episode link: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/HEPPP2840233366.mp3 Audio file: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/HEPPP2840233366.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-college-loop-6462396/episodes/auburn-s-espn-fpi-ranking-revealed-is-byrum-brown-the-best-qb-in-each-matchup-the-college-loop Duration seconds: 1652 ## Resource Today on The College Loop, we react to ESPN's newly released 2026 Preseason FPI Top 25 and discuss what Auburn's ranking says about expectations heading into Alex Golesh's first season on the Plains. Then, we tackle one of the biggest questions surrounding Auburn Football in 2026: Is Byrum Brown the best quarterback Auburn will face all season? We go game-by-game through the Tigers' schedule, comparing Brown to every opposing starting quarterback and determining where Auburn has the edge under center. Finally, we continue our Way-Too-Early Season Preview series with a first look at Southern Miss. We break down the Golden Eagles, highlight key players to watch, identify strengths and weaknesses, and discuss what Auburn needs to do to start the season 2-0. 🏈 In this episode: Is Byrum Brown the best QB in each Auburn game? Ranking Auburn's toughest quarterback matchups Way-Too-Early Southern Miss Preview Key players to watch Early matchup analysis and prediction All that and more on today’s episode of The College Loop! If you enjoy Auburn Football news, analysis, recruiting coverage, game previews, and SEC discussion, be sure to like, subscribe, and turn on notifications so you never miss an episode of The College Loop. - Follow the Socials: Dylan: https://twitter.com/yaboithetank  https://www.youtube.com/@tanktalksmovies?sub_confirmation=1  TCL: https://twitter.com/TheCollegeLoop  https://www.instagram.com/thecollegeloop/  https://www.facebook.com/thecollegeloop  https://open.spotify.com/show/2AUNlqiaUbB6PQBZmAEZVY?si=f5e7da56d1a54274  - Check out the Merch: Feeling Loopy shirt: https://the-war-rapport-shop.myshopify.com/products/feelin-loopy-t-shirt  TCL Dad Hat: https://the-war-rapport-shop.myshopify.com/products/college-loop-dad-hat&… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-college-loop-6462396/episodes/auburn-s-espn-fpi-ranking-revealed-is-byrum-brown-the-best-qb-in-each-matchup-the-college-loop/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-college-loop-6462396/auburn-s-espn-fpi-ranking-revealed-is-byrum-brown-the-best-qb-in-each-matchup-the-college-loop.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.