Auburn Football vs. Arkansas State: 5 Keys to the Game

Here we look at five keys to the game as Auburn football takes on Arkansas State at Jordan-Hare Stadium at 6:30 p.m. CT.

There is no question that Gus Malzahn was embarrassed by the offense for Auburn football against Clemson last week.

As a hot, up-and-coming head coach at Arkansas State where they averaged almost 35 points a game, the offensive genius could have never seen that nightmare coming.

Instead of just playing one quarterback, he played three different ones in three straight series. This caused all kinds of confusion on the offense, and it never allowed any one quarterback to get into rhythm.

As Malzahn gets ready to face his former team this weekend, I think he is hungry to prove he can still put together a good showing on offense. He knows he doesn’t have the quarterback he needs to run his offense at a high level, but there is enough talent to put up points.

Arkansas State should provide the stage for Auburn’s offense to get in step. Last week Toledo torched the Red Wolves’ defense for 30 points and over 500 total yards.

We’ve previewed the matchups and analyzed every angle of the game. Now before the Tigers take on the Red Wolves, let’s look at a couple of keys to victory.

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