After one half Auburn leads Louisiana Tech 24-3 with 249 total yards compared to 155 total yards from the Bulldogs.
Nick Marshall is leading the way for the Tigers on offense with 94 rushing yards and is also 6-for-9 with two touchdown passes and 98 passing yards.
Although it was a slow first quarter for Auburn's offense, the Tigers still led Louisiana 7-0 thanks to the defense holding the Bulldogs offense to 35 total yards and because of Montravius Adams' 35-yard interception return that set up Cameron Artis-Payne's five-yard touchdown run on the next play.
The first quarter was also a tough one for Auburn because of four starters, Montravius Adams, Kris Frost, Patrick Miller and D'haquille Williams, all having to leave the game to get checked out for injuries in the locker room. Williams and Adams returned to play in the second quarter Miller returned to the sideline. But Frost is still questionable to return as of now with a potential knee injury.
After missing his first field goal of the day, Daniel Carlson made a 25-yard field goal to make it 10-0 to open up the second quarter.
Louisiana Tech's first drive of the second quarter was their most productive of the day but they failed to capitalize as the drive ended in a missed 37-yard field goal attempt.
Auburn's offense responded with a 12 play, 80-yard drive capped off by a one-handed 18-yard touchdown catch by Williams.
Jonathan Jones forced a fumble and Adams recovered it on the following LA Tech offensive drive.
Nick Marshall then threw for his second touchdown of the day with 34 second left in the half, this time a 37-yard pass to Quan Bray.
The Bulldogs ended the half by getting on the scoreboard with a 25-yard field goal to make it 24-3.
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