A familiar script played out Saturday. Auburn came out the gates on fire but failed to take full advantage of their opportunities. Then the offense stalled out while Auburn’s opponent connected on a few impressive explosive plays to move the football. The Tigers lost the lead late and needed their offense to find a way to score with time running out.
It looked like a bad rerun. The same one we saw against Clemson in 2016 or Georgia 2016 or Clemson 2017 or LSU 2017 or the SEC Championship Game or the Peach Bowl. That’s a frustratingly long list just from the past two seasons.