AUBURN − Auburn football’s offense once again stalled out in a key SEC game.
The Tigers offense couldn’t get anything together, outside their only scoring drive while the Commodores put together two second-half scoring drives to clinch the 17-7 win in Jordan Hare Stadium on Saturday. The Tigers’ defense did their best to contain the Commodores’ option-based offense, but ultimately key mistakes on special teams hurt them there, too.
The Tigers (3-6, 1-5 SEC) fell behind early as the Commodores’ (6-3, 3-2) Diego Pavia found AJ Newberry for a 28-yard strike, and it looked like he might be finding the same magic as last year. Things settled down, and Payton Thorne found Rivaldo Fairweather for a 30-yard touchdown to tie the game.
Auburn football gets off to slow start
The Tigers’ offense had some strong plays to start the first quarter but only managed 70 yards of offense over their first three drives, over the course of 13 plays. They were held scoreless in the first quarter, a disturbing trend in SEC play. The only SEC game where they managed first-quarter points was against Georgia, where they got a field goal.
