Suddenly Auburn’s defense is looking worthy, mostly on the strength of a young and angry defensive line, led tonight by Corey Lemonier. This was Florida’s first pass of the game, where they thought they’d challenge a defender deep. The pass was intercepted, and that was the biggest threat of the night from the Gators.
Auburn’s offense is still struggling, but the defense, the special teams and a few odd calls from officials kept an inept Florida team at bay. In the end, the Tigers won 17-6. It should have been at least 23-6, or perhaps 27-6.
It wasn’t the best game to see — a common theme in college football today, based on what I was able to see — but it was a win. Auburn used all three of their quarterbacks and generated less than 300 yards, but held the misfiring Gators to less than 200.
Auburn wasn’t expect to win any games during this stretch of October, but they’ve won two. They are now 5-2 on the year and headed next weekend into Baton Rouge for a big clash with LSU.
More here tomorrow.
