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Football. Peyton Barber's performance is over the top for Auburn

By Charles Goldberg
AuburnTigers.com

AUBURN, Ala. u2015 Peyton Barber says he's always been the underdog.

Maybe not anymore.

The Auburn running back scored five touchdowns and broke the 100-yard barrier for the fourth time in five games to lead the Tigers to a 35-21 victory over San Jose State on a homecoming Saturday in Jordan-Hare Stadium.

Underdog? "It's nothing new to me."

But Barber may have played himself out of that role Saturday, rushing for 147 yards to bring his five-game total to 558 yards, putting him in step to become Auburn's third consecutive 1,000-yard rusher.