OXFORD, Miss. -- Auburn is one of the hottest teams in the Southeastern Conference while Mississippis season is teetering on the edge of complete disaster.Auburn coach Gus Malzahn is certainly pleased about the way the 15th-ranked Tigers (5-2, 3-1 SEC) have played during their current four-game winning streak, but hes also guarding against overconfidence as his team prepares for a road game against the Rebels (3-4, 1-3) on Saturday.You are talking about an Ole Miss team thats really talented, Malzahn said. I told our guys, `Dont let that record deceive you. Theyre one of the top groups in our league. In this league it doesnt matter who it is, anybody can beat anybody.Part of the reason for Malzahns respect for Ole Miss is his respect for their coach. Malzahn and Hugh Freeze have been friends since their days as high school coaches when theyd cross paths at coaching clinics.Now theyre both established in the SEC and have a reputation for innovative spread offenses that can pile up points in a hurry. That doesnt mean theyre completely the same: While Auburns spread has a heavy rushing component, Ole Miss is better at moving the football through the air.Freeze said it will be a huge challenge to stop Auburns running game that racked up 543 yards in an impressive 56-3 victory over Arkansas last weekend.I think they are really talented to begin with and they have a good system that really makes you defend the entire field, Freeze said. They have quality in their backs and their offensive line and theyve committed to it.Ole Miss is trying to snap a two-game skid that includes lopsided losses to Arkansas and LSU.-----Some other things to watch when Auburn travels to Ole Miss on Saturday:STOPPING THE RUN: Freeze has good reason to be worried about Auburns potent running game because Ole Miss is the worst in the SEC at stopping the run, giving up about 226 yards per game. Much of the blame has fallen on the linebackers, who the defensive coaches have constantly shuffled as theyve tried to find a group that is effective.KERRYONS BACK: Auburn tailback Kerryon Johnson returns from an ankle injury that sidelined him against Arkansas and most of the Mississippi State game, when he was hurt early. He will play this Saturday, Malzahn said. Theres no doubt about that. Without him, 240-pounder Kamryn Pettway has carried 66 times for 361 yards and five touchdowns in the past two games.SECOND HALF BLUES: Ole Miss has a 3-4 record this season despite never trailing at halftime. The Rebels have been outscored 139-87 after halftime. The biggest problem is in the third quarter -- opponents have a 78-34 advantage.STOPPING KELLY: With the help of a much improved pass rush, Auburn ranks third in the SEC in pass defense and has given up just six touchdowns through the air. Ole Miss quarterback Chad Kelly presents a huge challenge as the leagues top passer in yards per game. Its definitely a different challenge knowing that theyll take shots no matter how good the coverage is, Auburn cornerback Carlton Davis said. But I see it as an opportunity for me to make something out of it. Thats really a good thing for me when quarterbacks have a lot of confidence in their receivers. It just allows me to make plays and play my brand of football.RECENT HISTORY: This is the first Ole Miss-Auburn game in Oxford since 2014, when the Tigers won 35-31. The game was especially hard for Ole Miss, which lost star receiver Laquon Treadwell late in the game to a gruesome broken ankle as he was trying to score the go-ahead touchdown late in the game.-----Follow David Brandt on Twitter: www.twitter.com/davidbrandtAP .---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org . Nike Zoom Goedkoop . - Derek Wolfe says hes finally healthy after suffering a seizure in November that doctors now believe was related to the spinal cord injury he suffered in the preseason. Nike Zoom Korting .J. -- New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz will miss the rest of the season after having surgery on his left knee. http://www.nikezoomnederland.com/ . Pert has formerly spent time as an assistant coach with Cardiff City, Coventry City, and Bahrain mens national team. 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Tiger Woods is on track to make his competitive return to golf in two weeks at the Hero World Challenge, having had time to practice and prepare recently after he aborted his expected return last month at the Safeway Open in California.Woods agent, Mark Steinberg, told ESPN on Tuesday that Woods is getting after it a bit more, continuing to work toward that goal and excited to get back out there and compete, see the guys and be in the locker room instead of being an assistant captain, as the golfer was during the U.S. Ryder Cup victory.The decision to withdraw from the Safeway event in October -- where Woods had intended to return, committed on the Friday prior and then changed his mind three days later -- was never about his determination.The determination is still there, Steinberg told ESPN. Weve still got two weeks to go, but he is doing the things necessary to get himself as ready as he can be, but its going to be 15 months since the last time he played competitively.Woods last tournament was a tie for 10th at the Wyndham Championship in August 2015. Since then, he has had two back procedures and went some six months without swinging a club.His rehabilitation was slow and deliberate, and Woods spent much of this year not publicly committing to any timetable. On Sept. 7, Woods, 40, announced a tentative return date at the Safeway Open, but said just three dayss before that my game is vulnerable and it is not where it needs to be.ddddddddddddAfter celebrating the 20th anniversary of his Tiger Woods Foundation and going on a media tour, Woods has been able to get back to work on his golf.Steinberg would not say if Woods is limited in any way -- those are questions hell answer and he can certainly give a better perspective than me; and theyll be more relevant two weeks from now -- but made clear again that his decision to skip the Safeway tournament was not related to any physical problems.The 14-time major champion will be joined at the Dec. 1-4 tournament in the Bahamas by defending champion Bubba Watson, U.S. Open winner Dustin Johnson, Open champion Henrik Stenson?and?PGA winner Jimmy Walker, as well as Jordan Spieth, Zach Johnson, Justin Rose and Matt Kuchar.Woods has won the event five times -- the last time in 2011 when it was played at Sherwood Country Club in California. He did not play in the tournament a year ago as he was just six weeks removed from a second back procedure.The 18-man tournament is considered unofficial on the PGA Tour, but it does award World Ranking points. Not competing for more than a year has taken a toll on Woods ranking: He has dropped to 861st in the world. ' ' '