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

No. 2 – Auburn Offensive Line vs. Arkansas State Defensive Line

The Auburn offensive line didn’t exactly play its best game against Clemson last week. The ACC Tigers pretty much had an entirely new defensive line, but you couldn’t tell as they were constantly in the backfield against Auburn.

Clemson finished the game with four sacks and 14 tackles for a loss! That is incredibly terrible for an experienced offensive line.

To be fair, a lot of that had to do with the play-calling and quarterbacks not getting rid of the ball. Still, this offensive line should not be that bad.

On top of that, the offense averaged just 2.1 yards per carry.

Toledo possesses one of the best run games in the nation and Arkansas State held them to 4.1 yards per carry. That was one yard below their average from 2015.

Early in the game Arkansas State loaded the box and stuff the run. It wasn’t until Toledo completed a couple of passes downfield that the running game opened up.

I’m guessing the Red Wolves will do the same thing against Auburn, which means the offensive line will have to do much better at getting a push upfront.

Arkansas State’s defensive line is no slouch with former Alabama Crimson Tide player Dee Liner anchoring the middle of the line. Then you have First-Team Sun Belt defensive end Ja’Von Rolland-Jones on the edge.

This will be another big test for the Auburn offensive line, and could determine who wins the game.

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