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Auburn Football vs. Arkansas: Matchup and Prediction

By Jake Mastroianni

Oct 24, 2015; Fayetteville, AR, USA; Auburn Tigers running back Peyton Barber (25) scores a touchdown against the Arkansas Razorbacks during the first half at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 24, 2015; Fayetteville, AR, USA; Auburn Tigers running back Peyton Barber (25) scores a touchdown against the Arkansas Razorbacks during the first half at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 17, 2016; Auburn, AL, USA; Texas A&M Aggies quarterback Trevor Knight (8) carries the football between Auburn Tigers defenders Johnathan Ford (23) and Stephen Roberts (14) during the first quarter at Jordan Hare Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John Reed-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 17, 2016; Auburn, AL, USA; Texas A&M Aggies quarterback Trevor Knight (8) carries the football between Auburn Tigers defenders Johnathan Ford (23) and Stephen Roberts (14) during the first quarter at Jordan Hare Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John Reed-USA TODAY Sports /

Auburn Defense

This will be the best offense that Auburn has faced since that Texas A&M game, and looking at the stats it has me a little concerned.

The way Texas A&M slowed them down was by shutting down the running game. They held Arkansas to just 130 yards rushing and 3 yards per carry.

What’s surprising is that Texas A&M only sacked Austin Allen once and allowed him to throw for 371 yards.

The Razorback offensive line has given up 17 sacks this season, but 12 of those were against Louisiana Tech and Alabama – they gave up 7 sacks in the Alabama game.

The way Auburn wins this game is if they can stop the run and get some pressure on Austin Allen. If you let him sit back there and throw the ball he is going to beat you. Their receivers are way too good.

Carlton Davis is a lockdown cornerback, but he can only cover one guy at a time. Joshua Holsey will have to step up at the other cornerback spot.

Johnathan Ford, Tray Matthews and Nick Ruffin will also be tested in this game as well. They’ll be going up against big, physical receivers.

Four of Alabama’s seven sacks against Arkansas came from their linebackers. As great as our defensive line has been, Kevin Steele will need to choose the right time to send a linebacker to get extra pressure.

This will be no easy task for our defense, but I think if they can stop the run and get some pressure on Austin Allen we can slow this offense down enough to win.

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