A few months ago, I wrote an article entitled Recruiting Stars to Saturday Starts: A Comparison of Stars to Stats. The article was spawned by my dismay of Auburn’s development at the receiver position. As it turned out, things were significantly worse than expected as the case of the dropsies morphed into full pandemic mode by the end of the 2015 season.
With Muschamp’s departure to South Carolina, worry has shifted back to the defensive side of the ball. The Auburn defense was making some improvement though, statistically, the Tigers slipped in most categories. The same issues that plagued Auburn in the last two years resurfaced yet again.