Football. Auburn's defense: 'It's about what we do'

Auburn defensive coordinator Kevin Steele gets his message acrossBy Charles Goldberg

AuburnTigers.com

AUBURN, Ala. — Auburn's defense was on a hot streak knocking down running backs, disrupting quarterbacks and generally causing havoc.

But will last week's open date cool off the Tigers heading into Saturday's 5 p.m. home game against Arkansas? Defensive coordinator Kevin Steele says no, the Tigers are "not built that way."

"Concern is not the right word," he said. "I guess if I was running government, yes, I've got concerns with 'this' happening, but we're not running government. It's just a football game. It's about what we do.

"It still comes back to 'hey, get your hat in your gap, do it with…