It only took two quarters of football to see a completely different Auburn team on the field

Watching Auburn in the first half against Vanderbilt, you would have thought it was a different team that took the field in Nashville.

The body language was great; the camaraderie that had been missing for weeks seemed to be on track, and, well, the offense scored 20 points, surpassing what they had been averaging in a game in SEC play so far this season.

It's just 30 minutes of a football game, but the Tigers were electric on both sides of the ball, finishing the first two drives with touchdowns, while keeping Diego Pavia, a thorn in Auburn's side the past two years, in check despite a late touchdown throw that helped the Commodores cut the score to 17-10.

On Auburn's first drive, Ashton Daniels, who was finally utilized in Auburn's 33-24 victory at Arkansas, looked cool, calm and collected, leading the Tigers on a drive that was a breath of fresh air for any Auburn fan in the stands or watching on television. But Auburn had scored on many of its first possessions this season, so questions were still there.

Those questions were answered with another touchdown drive on the next possession, and the next, and the next one. After putting up three points against Kentucky, it was the equivalent of an offensive explosion in the first two quarters.

There's still plenty of time for Vanderbilt to stage a comeback as the Commodores are down just ten points. However, the energy is different for Auburn right now. You never know how college-aged players will react to a coaching change, or how a coaching staff can put together a game plan in such a short time, but the Tigers came out with a fire that hasn't been seen since the first half against Georgia, or, if you accept it, the fourth quarter against the Razorbacks two weeks ago.