AUBURN — In need of a win, Auburn football should be near full health when it faces Vanderbilt on Saturday, Sept. 26 (3:15 p.m. CT, SECN), having just two players on the contest’s pregame SEC availability report.Tight end Hunter Herring and offensive lineman Tai Buster are the Tigers’ only sidelinings. Reserve offensive lineman Jack Leyrer had been on this week’s report, listed as questionable, but wasn’t on either of the game’s last two reports.The Commodores will have at least four players out for Saturday’s game. Tight end Cole Spence, who was designated as no better than questionable throughout the week, was listed as a game-time decision.LIVE BLOG: Live updates, latest score from Auburn football vs VanderbiltHere’s a look at the final availability report for Auburn vs Vanderbilt.Which Auburn football players were listed on Saturday’s pre-game report?OUT: TE Hunter Herring, OL Tai BusterWhich players were listed on Vanderbilt’s availability report?OUT: DL Aaron Bryant, LB Jamison Curtis, CB Jaylin Lackey, DL Nikhil JeffersonGAME-TIME DECISION: TE Cole SpenceHow it works: Explaining SEC’s weekly availability reportsThe SEC posts multiple availability reports throughout the week heading into conference matchups, with initial reports required to be posted by 7:10 p.m. CT Wednesday. Additional reports arrive no later than 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday evening, with a final pregame availability report no later than 90 minutes before kickoff, putting this week’s report at 1:45 p.m. CT.Reporting policy “probable” describes a player with at least 75% expectancy of playing, “questionable” means a player has a 50% chance of playing, and “doubtful” means a player is unlikely to play, or has a 25% chance of being available.Availability reports don’t include details on injuries, nor additional context surrounding a player’s status.Adam Cole is the Auburn athletics beat writer for the Montgomery Advertiser. He can be reached via email at acole@gannett.com or on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, @colereporter.To support Adam’s work, please subscribeThis article originally appeared on Montgomery Advertiser: Who’s on final SEC availability report for Auburn football vs Vanderbilt?
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