After watching the Kentucky-Auburn game a couple times, the same conclusions surfaced: UK had several chances to not only win the football game, but to blow it wide open. And in terms of talent, in just three years, UK has evened the playing field with upper-middle echelon SEC teams; however, when opportunity doesn’t meet production, talent is negated. Final Score: Auburn 30-27.
FIRST HALF OBSERVATIONS: Auburn’s 3rd down dominance
Offensively, Auburn efficiently utilized its bye week by identifying vulnerabilities in UK’s pass defense. To best summarize first half action, 3rd downs must be analyzed.