I hope the Auburn Tigers keep fighting and building for next season.
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Auburn has been an interesting team this season.
This time the Tigers couldn’t punch it into the end zone after a first down from the 3. Laquon Treadwell and Quincy Adeboyejo have combined for 1,194 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns while Cody Core has 23 receptions. Tiger fans can look forward to next week’s big game at Texas A&M with nervousness. Then, with eight seconds left on the clock, State kicker Scott Westerfield notched the game-winning field goal from 44 yards.
TREADWELL’S REMATCH: Treadwell has a few extra motivation for this game after his season-ending injury. “I haven’t spoken to him about that”.
The Rebels (7-2, 4-1 SEC) made two consecutive defensive stands after grabbing the lead. Both performances came after the return of left tackle Laremy Tunsil, who had been suspended for seven games. Plus they racked up 28 first downs and compared to A&M’s 12; we can see why the game endedthe way it did.
“It’s definitely crucial”, Cooper said.
“In those situations, you want to step up”, Treadwell said. Win those four games, and the Rebels win the SEC West.
Sean White did get his first touchdown pass of his Auburn career with a beautifully thrown ball to Ricard Louis. The Rebels have beaten Alabama and still have LSU left to play. It forced two turnovers, pressured quarterback Chad Kelly and only allowed two plays of more than 30 yards against an explosive group of skill position players. “We had a similar situation past year, and it did affect us”, Malzahn said. What’s more disturbing is that I watched Auburn receivers run simple out routes and hitches, and these are not being run sharply. It may have not been pretty, but a exhausted Alabama team took care of business against a rested rival looking to snap a long losing streak to the Tide.
After defeating Auburn by a score of 27-19 earlier on Saturday, the Rebels have completed the feat of sweeping the Alabama schools.
“I’m not going to get into the specifics of what happened on the sideline, but I will say that Kyler has done the things necessary that we’ve asked him to do based on what happened on the sideline”, Sumlin said. “They’ll have a great plan and be hungry for success at home”.
Auburn has struggled all year.
The Tigers lead the series 29-10 and are 14-2 in Auburn.
On the season, the Ole Miss Rebels average 339.8 yards in passing and 175.0 yards in rushing.
Defensive tackle Robert Nkemdiche has been cleared to play against Auburn, following a concussion suffered on an offensive possession against Memphis two weeks ago.
Tigers allowed big plays at inopportune times.
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“Rob’s been acclimated, he’s just got to be symptom-free, which he is right now”, Freeze said on Wednesday.
