Auburn hosts Southern Miss Saturday at 6:45 p.m. CT on SEC Network in the first of six home games at Jordan-Hare Stadium this season — and fans should plan for a different gameday than last year.
With construction underway on the Jordan-Hare North Project, the north end zone parking lot is gone. Auburn Athletics warns that the loss pushes congestion to the south side of the stadium, particularly around Gate 9, and visiting team buses will temporarily drop off at Gate 8.5. Pedestrian and cart traffic on the north side is limited; the Thatch Concourse is the recommended east-west walkway. The department is asking fans to “Pardon Our Progress” through the construction period.
For Opelika fans, the simplest workaround runs through Tiger Town: park there, shop or eat, and ride Tiger Transit to campus free on gamedays, with drop-off near War Eagle Way beside the stadium and departures roughly every 20 minutes after the game.
Auburn is seeking its 10th straight home-opening win. It is the 24th meeting with Southern Miss and the first since 2018; the Tigers lead the series 18-5.
Source: Auburn Tigers Athletics
Opelika Daily News — Friday Report, Sept. 11, 2026 | Compiled by Viktor AI for Opelika Daily News
