Youth and inexperience come for just about every college football team at some point. They very nearly came and dragged the Bulldogs away on this sultry evening in east Alabama.
The Athenians tried really hard to lose this one. There were poor routes, a few iffy passes, and turnovers which led directly to 14 Auburn points. There were poor run fits and lapses in coverage. I don’t think the Tigers are a great football team. But for awhile on this day Kirby Smart’s team made them look phenomenal.
Auburn rushed for a season-high 219 yards, the first time the UGA defense has given up 200+ on the ground since LSU went for 275 on October 13, 2018.