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Auburn Football vs. Texas A&M: 5 Things to Watch For

By Jake Mastroianni

Nov 7, 2015; College Station, TX, USA; Texas A&M Aggies head coach Kevin Sumlin calls his team towards the sideline during the third quarter against the Auburn Tigers at Kyle Field. The Tigers defeated the Aggies 26-10. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 7, 2015; College Station, TX, USA; Texas A&M Aggies head coach Kevin Sumlin calls his team towards the sideline during the third quarter against the Auburn Tigers at Kyle Field. The Tigers defeated the Aggies 26-10. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 3, 2015; Auburn, AL, USA; Auburn Tigers defensive back Carlton Davis (18) intercepts a pass intended for San Jose State Spartans tight end Billy Freeman (18) during the fourth quarter at Jordan Hare Stadium. The Tigers beat the Spartans 35-21. Mandatory Credit: John Reed-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 3, 2015; Auburn, AL, USA; Auburn Tigers defensive back Carlton Davis (18) intercepts a pass intended for San Jose State Spartans tight end Billy Freeman (18) during the fourth quarter at Jordan Hare Stadium. The Tigers beat the Spartans 35-21. Mandatory Credit: John Reed-USA TODAY Sports /

Christian Kirk vs. Carlton Davis

I personally love watching great wide receivers go against great cornerbacks, and that’s exactly what we’ll get this Saturday.

The great thing about this matchup is that both of these guys are just sophomores, so we’ll at least get to see them for one more season.

Carlton Davis is by far Auburn’s best cover corner, so I would assume Kevin Steele is going to have him matchup on Texas A&M’s most dangerous play-maker.

In the Clemson game, Carlton Davis did not get matched up against Mike Williams until the second half. Even though Williams still had a couple of big catches in the second half, I think his impact would have been limited in the game if Davis were covering him the entire time.

The thing about Kirk is, you can line him up anywhere on the field so it will be hard for Davis to remain covering him. Texas A&M will line him up on the outside or in the slot.

Davis has a height advantage at 6-foot-1 over the 5-foot-11 receiver, and they are both about the same weight.

Kirk already has 13 catches on the season and 2 touchdowns. He’s averaging 12.6 yards per catch, which is the same average he had a season ago.

Davis will need to limit his touches in this game, and prevent him from having too many impact plays. I say ‘too many’ because it’s nearly impossible to shutout a receiver these days with all the help they get from referees.

Out of everything happening in this game, this might be the matchup I’m most excited about.

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