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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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Sep 10, 2016; Auburn, AL, USA; Auburn Tigers head coach Gus Malzahn watches his team warm up before the game against the Arkansas State Red Wolves at Jordan Hare Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John Reed-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 10, 2016; Auburn, AL, USA; Auburn Tigers head coach Gus Malzahn watches his team warm up before the game against the Arkansas State Red Wolves at Jordan Hare Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John Reed-USA TODAY Sports /

Offensive Game Plan

As was the case at the beginning of the season, everyone is eager to see what kind of game plan Gus Malzahn will come up with.

In the first two games we’ve seen two completely different styles on offense. One was a disaster, and the other was perfect.

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I think for the Auburn offense to be successful in this game, Malzahn needs to keep it simple.

I thought Auburn did a great job of getting back to the basics against Arkansas State. Yes, the Texas A&M defense will be much tougher than the Red Wolves, but the execution remains the same.

The offense needs to move downfield. We don’t need a lot of plays that stay behind the line of scrimmage.

What I mean by that is, limit the number of reverses or trick plays that keep the ball in the backfield. Texas A&M’s defensive line is going to be shooting up field. The longer the ball is back there, the more likely Auburn will take a negative play.

That is was devastated the offense against Clemson. We kept taking negative plays, setting up third-and-long situations.

The game plan was much simpler against Arkansas State, and it got the ball moving downfield.

I hope that Malzahn sticks with that game plan against Texas A&M, giving Sean White and the offense a chance on third down.

The defensive ends of Texas A&M are too quick to out-run them to the outside. I think Auburn should just run straight at them, and loosen up the middle with some quick passes to the outside.

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We’ll see what kind of game plan Gus Malzahn has in store for us this weekend.

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