One of those years:
But along comes New Mexico State, to make Auburn fans feel good about their team for a day. The Aggies made more than $900,000 today. Not bad for an afternoon in the sun. I’m sure that pays a significant portion of their annual athletic budget. And even that money seemed like a bonus early. It took Auburn three drives to break into the positive yardage. And that third drive ended in an interception.
Late in the second quarter the offensive, which has been set to sputter for most of the year, finally found a little traction. Tre Mason claimed the first score of the game, capping an 89-yard drive, the Tigers longest of the year:
New Mexico State and Auburn had similiar yardage at halftime, but the Tigers found ways to expand their 7-0 lead after the homecoming festivities. All-American and fan favorite fullback Jay Prosch scored on a one-yard run in the third quarter. It was two months to the day since his mother died.
Linebacker Daren Bates picked up a fumble:
stiff armed a guy he outweighs by 20-plus pounds:
looked around:
and imitated Superman to score:
Onterio McCalebb scored twice. He finally put the kind of numbers that have eluded him all year, including a key kickoff return, to move him up the school record charts a bit:
My guess is he stays in pretty much those spots as the season wraps up, but there you have it, he’s an incredibly talented player that has often been overshadowed by others.
Junior Trovon Reed finally scored the first touchdown of his career, wearing the number 37 in honor of Ladarious Phillips, a former Auburn football player who was shot to death last summer.
Things finally went more or less right for Auburn. They improved to 2-7 with the 42-7 win.
