5 Things Auburn Football Did Wrong Against Texas A&M

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Sep 17, 2016; Auburn, AL, USA; Auburn Tigers running back Kerryon Johnson (21) runs the ball as Texas A&M Aggies linebacker Shaan Washington (33) tackles during the second quarter at Jordan Hare Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Shanna Lockwood-USA TODAY Sports /

Poor Offensive Line Play

You knew coming into this game that the Auburn offensive line was going to have to play its best game all season.

Texas A&M has one of the best defensive lines in the country, and they dominated Auburn’s offensive line Saturday night.

From the very first play of the game Myles Garrett let his presence be known with a sack.

That was the theme throughout the night as Texas A&M’s defensive lineman constantly got in the backfield and created negative plays.

Just like against Clemson, the play-calling after the first quarter in this game didn’t do the offensive line any favors.

Auburn was running the football well between the tackles early in the game. Again, I’m not sure why Gus Malzahn went away from that.

The real struggled came in pass protection. Sean White was constantly under pressure.

Eerily similar to the Clemson game, the Auburn offensive line gave up 4 sacks and 13 tackles for a loss in the Texas A&M game.

No matter how bad the play-calling is, our offensive line has got to do a better job of winning at the point-of-attack.

We are getting blown off the line-of-scrimmage, and not giving the offense time to develop – even though Gus should realize this and not call long developing plays.

The saying is cliché, but games are won in the trenches. That’s been the story in Auburn’s three games as the offensive line has been destroyed in the two losses.

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