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Predicting the Rest of the 2016 Auburn Football Schedule

By Jake Mastroianni

Sep 24, 2016; Auburn, AL, USA; Auburn Tigers head coach Gus Malzahn calls a play during the fourth quarter against the LSU Tigers at Jordan Hare Stadium. The Auburn Tigers beat the LSU Tigers 18-13. Mandatory Credit: John Reed-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 24, 2016; Auburn, AL, USA; Auburn Tigers head coach Gus Malzahn calls a play during the fourth quarter against the LSU Tigers at Jordan Hare Stadium. The Auburn Tigers beat the LSU Tigers 18-13. Mandatory Credit: John Reed-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 27, 2016; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; View of the trophy as Alabama Crimson Tide football head coach Nick Saban and his team accept it during halftime against the Auburn Tigers at Coleman Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Shanna Lockwood-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 27, 2016; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; View of the trophy as Alabama Crimson Tide football head coach Nick Saban and his team accept it during halftime against the Auburn Tigers at Coleman Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Shanna Lockwood-USA TODAY Sports /

Alabama

I would love to tell you that I feel confident about this game, but unless our offense improves drastically, I don’t see how we can score enough points against Alabama to win.

I think our defense is good enough to slow down Alabama’s offense. Their running game is not as good as it has been in the past.

Jalen Hurts is a dynamic play-maker, but he’s still a freshman. I think our defensive line will make him uncomfortable enough to make a few mistakes.

That Alabama defense has given up just 14.75 points per game so far this season though. Much like Ole Miss, it will be difficult to run on them, but if you have a quarterback who can throw you can beat them.

Unfortunately, Sean White has not proven to me that he can throw for 300 yards in a game. In order to beat Alabama you have to possess a quarterback that is capable of throwing for close to 300 yards and running for 100 yards.

I don’t want to say it’s out of the question that Auburn can come away with a victory in this game as there are plenty of times when the underdog in this series exceeded expectations.

My main reason for saying that I don’t think Auburn wins this game is because of our inability to score touchdowns on offense. You can’t field goal Alabama to death like you did LSU, you have to score touchdowns.

If Gus Malzahn and the staff can come up with a great offensive game plan, then I think Auburn can beat Alabama.

However, I’ve yet to see a great offensive game plan from Auburn this year.

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