After last Saturday night's 19 to 13 loss to Clemson the Tigers take on Arkansas State, which lost handily to Toledo last Saturday. The game kicks off at 6:30 on the SEC network. Auburn is a 19 point favorite. After last week's 3-quarterback messiness, Sean White is supposed to be the guy now with Franklin second. I wonder if we will see more and more of Franklin as things move along. I think Auburn will win the game, but it won't be pretty.
FIRST QUARTER
ASU receives and after one first down they punt to our 22.
We mount a drive but Kerryon Johnson fumbles unforced and they recover on their 26. We cannot have this. We start with some success but now this.
The Red Wolves drive into Auburn territory but we stop them on 4th and 2 and get the ball on our 34.
NOW can our offense sustain a drive?
On a third and 5 White flips the ball to KJ as he is going and Kerryon reverses his field and goes 47 yards for a touchdown. An electrifying run! Makes up for the fumble. Great individual effort. If Coach Malzahn looks for explosive plays he got one there.
Auburn 7 Arkansas State 0
Lo and behold they get a long 69 yard pass to a wide open receiver in the middle of the field and ASU is inside our one yard line. Next play their QB punches it in from a half yard out. We make a big play to score then give up an even bigger play and they tie the game.
Auburn 7 Arkansas State 7
Kyle Davis makes a spectacular one-handed catch at the 5 yard line IN TRAFFIC!
There is your freshman wide receiver. An amazing catch! 42 yard reception.
Kerryon Johnson wildcats it in from the one.
Auburn 14 Arkansas State 7
The Red Wolves go three and out.
The Tigers start at their 47.
Our offense seems to be in something of a rhythm now.
Auburn is driving as the quarter ends.
SECOND QUARTER
It is announced that Kerryon's 47 yard score has been ruled a lateral. Whatever.
The touchdown comes from the 24 on a pass to Tony Stevens.
Our offense is looking good at this point.
Auburn 21 Arkansas State 7
The Red Wolves go three and out.
Marcus Davis fair catches at the 28 yard line.
The Tigers drive again.
Kamryn Pettway is running hard, and Sean White is impressive running up the middle. He is not running the zone read, but he is showing running ability scrambling and quarterback drawing.
We move to a 4th and 5 from the 20 after an exchange of penalties.
There's a stunning fake FG attempt as the holder flips the ball back to Daniel Carlson and he runs it around right end and there were NO Red Wolves there! You will NEVER see a better fake FG attempt than that one.
Auburn 28 Arkansas State 7
Well, that woke everybody up! You see your field goal kicker running untouched into the end zone and it's exciting!
ASU is punting from their 44. They make a first down or two but then we stop them.
The kick goes into the end zone with 5:04 left.
The offense continues to move the football running and passing. Here we go again.
From the 29 White hits a wide open Will Hastings down the left side for the touchdown.
Auburn 35 Arkansas State 7
We have around 400 yards of total offense so far.
We are under 2 minutes in the half.
Auburn forces a punt with 33 seconds to go and a final timeout called.
The Tigers regain possession on our and 34 and Kamryn Pettway runs like he's shot out of a canon down to their 2 yard line. Wow! Pettway run straight up the middle and he was in their backfield in 2 seconds and he was off to the races.
After an offsides we are their one yard line with 7 seconds left and no timeouts.
White misses a wide open Slayton in the back of the end zone.
4 seconds left.
We go for the field goal and extend the lead on the last play of the half.
But what an explosive burst by Kamryn Pettway. Wow!
At the half Auburn has 452 yards of total offense.
Auburn 38 Arkansas State 7
Auburn receives and on the first play from scrimmage Pettway runs for 29 yards to the 49. Kamryn Pettway looks impressive.
The drive ends with a 37-yd. Carlson field goal.
Auburn 41 Arkansas State 7
We seem to have this game in control. I hope we don't get sloppy now.
The Red Wolves are three and out and the Tigers start on their 29.
9:47 to go in the quarter. As best I can recall, we have not punted in this game.
In only our second offensive failure of the night we miss on a 4th and short and ASU takes the ball on their 47.
A complete pass and the Red Wolves are on our 40.
The defense gets sloppy as they get a 4th down pass to our 5 and their QB runs in on the next play
Auburn 41 Arkansas State 14
From our 18 the offense moves the ball.
Pettway continues to look good. He's a power runner but he has a great burst once he hits the hole.
The Tigers are first and 10 at the 20 after a great third down completion to Slayton.
First and goal at the 8.
TD pass to Stevens in the right corner of the end zone on first down. Great pitch and catch!
Auburn 48 Arkansas State 14
Less than a minute to go in the third. 603 total yards so far.
The quarter ends with AU in control.
FOURTH QUARTER
They drive to our 16, but Carl Lawson gets a big sack on third down and they miss the field goal. Auburn continues to lead 48 to 14 early in the 4th quarter.
The Tigers send in John Franklin III and he electrifies the crowd. When he keeps the ball and heads upfield he is hard to stop.
The drive stops at the 25 but Carlson does it again hitting a 42-yarder.
Auburn 51 Arkansas State 14
That drive was with mostly freshmen on the field.
7:07 left.
ASU drives inside our 30 but the 4th down pass is incomplete.
Auburn is at our 26 with 5:02 remaining.
Down the field we running ball with Franklin at quarterback.
We drive close to the 10. Franklin takes a knee. Auburn comes back from last week racking up 706 yards of offense.
I know it's Arkansas State but I am pleased. An overall great performance, a dominating performance and a total team effort. We have some momentum heading into TAMU next week.
All right!
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