5 Things Auburn Football Did Wrong Against Texas A&M

Lack of Explosive Plays 

You might not be able to tell from the final score, but Auburn was in this game the entire time.

It was 19-10 entering the fourth quarter because the defense kept holding Texas A&M’s offense to field goals, but the offense was never able to capitalize on that momentum.

It seemed like the offense just needed to make one big play to get themselves and the crowd back into the game.

As more-and-more offensive drives sputtered, you could feel the team getting that “here we go again” type feeling. I know I felt it watching at home.

Still, you kept looking for someone to step up and make a play on offense and it just never happened.

The wide receivers didn’t do Sean White any favors by dropping a couple of balls that were catchable. Sean White didn’t do himself any favors by missing wide open receivers.

The run game seemed to be abandoned, and Kerryon Johnson was nowhere to be found for most of the night. He finished the game with 15 carries for just 64 yards.

It was just really frustrating to watch knowing we were one play away from igniting the team and the home crowd, but no one could make it happen.

The defense eventually got tired at the end and allowed Texas A&M a late touchdown that put it away for good, but up until that point I had every bit of confidence that Auburn would come back, I’m just not sure the players – particularly on offense – felt the same way.

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The team has to put this one behind them quickly with LSU coming to town. Gus Malzahn cannot afford to start this season 1-3, and LSU is looking more-and-more like a team that can be beat.