AUBURN, Ala. — Auburn has seen the cautionary tales. It doesn’t want to become one.

The No. 10 Tigers (4-0) will be heavy favorites when they play today at Jordan-Hare Stadium against Louisiana-Monroe (1-2), a game featuring an SEC West contender versus a middle-of-the-pack Sun Belt team.

Auburn coach Gene Chizik has said all he can to get his team to avoid a letdown.

“Every game is big,” Chizik said. “The James Madisons beat the Virginia Techs. The Jacksonville States beat the Ole Misses. We’re focused in. We’re locked in. We’ve got to play a lot better than we did last week.”