Duke Williams suffers dip in production
When Auburn’s season began, expectations for wide receiver D’haquille “Duke” Williams were just as the expectations for the team were – sky high.
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When Auburn’s season began, expectations for wide receiver D’haquille “Duke” Williams were just as the expectations for the team were – sky high.
After injuring his left knee during Auburn’s 17-9 loss to Mississippi State on Saturday, Tre’ Williams was unable to practice on Sunday.
When Auburn starting quarterback Sean White threw an interception on Auburn’s opening drive and Mississippi State drove 79 yards on 10 plays on the ensuing possession to take a 7-0 lead, it looked like Auburn’s defense could be in for yet another long night.
In each of Auburn’s two cross country meets this season, either the men’s or women’s team had won.
Auburn will be without its best defender for quite a while, if not for the remainder of the 2015 season, according to coach Gus Malzahn.
When Auburn athletic director Jay Jacobs made Will Muschamp the highest-paid assistant coach in college football last December, expectations for the 2015 defense immediately skyrocketed.
Auburn fans have held out hope of their Tigers eventually snapping out of their early-season funk and going on to become the great team they were made out to be in the preseason.
The status of Auburn’s best defender has been murky for the past couple of weeks, but coach Gus Malzahn’s words after Auburn’s 45-21 road loss to LSU did not show confidence in defensive end Carl Lawson’s status going forward.
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Since Gus Malzahn took over as Auburn's head coach in 2013, the offense has been the team's strength, averaging 494 yards of offense per game over the last two seasons.
Auburn and LSU have played plenty of physical games over the course of their rivalry, but several Auburn players are injured even before going to Death Valley for its first SEC game of the season.
Auburn won the Carpet Capital Collegiate at the Farm Golf Club in Dalton, Georgia, on Sunday, beating second-place Clemson by nine strokes.
After dropping in the Amway Coaches poll on Sunday morning, Auburn also suffered in the AP Top 25 poll.
As expected, Auburn dropped in the week three edition of the Amway Coaches Poll after barely escaping with a 27-20 win over FCS foe Jacksonville State.
Auburn was far from great defensively on Saturday against Jacksonville State, and many would say they were far from good.
After a shaky performance in week one against Louisville in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game, Auburn maintained its spot in the AP poll.
Oklahoma at Tennessee, 5 p.m.: Each team ran over inferior teams in week one, so it’s still to be determined how they will fare in an early test against another Power-5 conference team. Oklahoma was picked to finish third in the Big 12 preseason media poll behind TCU and Baylor. The Sooners need a win in Knoxville if they want to contend with those two teams for a conference championship and berth in the College Football Playoff. Likewise, Tennessee was picked to finish second in the SEC East and needs a win to keep pace with Georgia, the favorite in the East. Tennessee gave up 30 points and 557 total yards to Bowling Green, and Oklahoma has no shortage of offensive weapons. It will be interesting to see if the Volunteers’ defense can hold up against the Sooners’ offense.
Peyton Barber has waited three years for a chance to be Auburn’s go-to guy at running back, and if his performance in Auburn’s opening game against Louisville is any indication, his time may finally be here.
After handling all kicking duties for Auburn last year, sophomore Daniel Carlson gave up punting this season to try to keep his right leg fresh.
Auburn did not play anywhere near its best offensive game of Gus Malzahn’s tenure on Saturday in the Georgia Dome, but offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee believes the Tigers learned some lessons that can help them down the road.