Welcome to Oxford, Miss., on what should be an unseasonably warm mid-October afternoon at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.

Auburn (3-3, 1-2 SEC) is set to take on No. 9 Ole Miss (6-0, 2-0) at 11 a.m., with the game airing on ESPN. Auburn is trying to bounce back from back-to-back losses in SEC play — a blown lead against LSU at home and then a blowout loss on the road against rival Georgia — while Ole Miss is seeking its second 7-0 start in the last 60 years.

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For Auburn, Saturday’s visit to Oxford presents a chance for Bryan Harsin’s team to turn a corner before its bye week next weekend. The Tigers have gone just 3-8 since their top-10 win against the Rebels late last October at Jordan-Hare Stadium, with just one Power 5 win during that stretch (September’s overtime escape at home against Missouri). While the numbers this season don’t favor Auburn — it enters the game as a two-touchdown underdog — the program has historically performed well against Ole Miss and in Oxford. The Tigers lead the all-time series, 35-11, have won each of the last six meetings and are 13-3 all-time on the road against the Rebels.

We’ll see if Auburn can improve that record Saturday. AL.com will provide live updates and analysis throughout Saturday’s action in the space below, so be sure to refresh the page for all the latest action from Oxford. Also be sure to stay tuned to al.com/auburnfootball for full postgame coverage from Auburn’s Week 7 matchup.

PREGAME

— Auburn’s first-team offensive line in pregame warmups: LT Kilian Zierer, LG Jeremiah Wright, C Brandon Council, RG Kam Stutts, RT Brenden Coffey.

— T.J. Finley is going through early warmups with Robby Ashford, Holden Geriner and Trey Lindsey. Finley has not played since suffering a shoulder sprain Sept. 17 against Penn State. Finley is repping behind Ashford and Geriner in pregame drills.

— Wide receiver Malcolm Johnson Jr. is also going through pregame warmups. He has not seen the field since the Penn State game either.

— Offensive tackle Austin Troxell is not on the field for early warmups with the offensive line. He left last week’s game against Georgia with an undisclosed injury. Alec Jackson, who also got injured in the Georgia game, is going through warmups. Troxell did not travel with the team to Oxford, according to Auburn’s radio broadcast.

AL.com will update this post.

Tom Green is an Auburn beat reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Tomas_Verde.