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

No. 3 – Auburn Defensive Line vs Arkansas State Offensive Line

On the flip side, Auburn’s defensive line needs to assert itself against a very strong Arkansas State offense line.

The Red Wolve’s entire offensive line is made up of seniors, with three of them being First-Team Sun Belt capable.

They didn’t play like it against Toledo as they gave up 4 sacks, 9 tackles for a loss and only rushed for 3.7 yards per carry.

They certainly aren’t as bad as those numbers suggest, but you have to think that Auburn’s talented defensive line will have their way with them.

Even though they played well against Clemson, the Auburn defensive line didn’t have any explosive plays to make a real difference. They finished the game with just 3 tackles for a loss and zero sacks.

They have to be able to get in the backfield this weekend to create some negative plays.

Carl Lawson hasn’t had a sack in over a year, but I think that drought ends against Arkansas State this weekend.

The Auburn defensive line is way too talented not to come up with a few sacks against Arkansas State. The Toledo defense is in a complete rebuild and managed four last weekend.

I expect Kevin Steele to come up with a lot of blitz packages to help the defensive lineman get in the backfield to create havoc.

I also expect to see a much better offensive line from Arkansas State, but they still should be no match for Auburn’s defensive line.

Look for Lawson, Marlon Davidson and others to create some negative plays in this one.

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