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COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The past two weeks, Auburn’s special teams unit had put an emphasis on blocking punts. The Tigers came close to getting one last year, but head coach Gus Malzahn knew they were going to get one this year. It was just a matter of when.
“We’ve been practicing it all week,” Auburn safety Tray Matthews said. “And Coach [Malzahn] said, ‘We’re going to stop talking about it. We’re going to do it.’”
So on Saturday, with Texas A&M punting from deep in their own territory and Auburn clinging to a 14-13 lead late in the first half, Malzahn dialed up the punt block.