Looks like all the preseason hype was going to the wrong bunch of SEC West Tigers and playing with a backup quarterback might not be so bad for Notre Dame.
A week after nearly losing to an FCS team, No. 18 Auburn was beaten down 45-21 by No. 13 LSU and tailback Leonard Fournette on Saturday. Auburn (2-1) was No. 6 to start the season and one of the favorites to win the Southeastern Conference, even though the Tigers went 8-5 last season.
The conventional wisdom was that new defensive coordinator Will Muschamp would improve the defense and new starting quarterback Jeremy Johnson would take coach Gus Malzahn's spread offense to new heights.