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September 29, 2016
Opelika-Auburn News Auburn's Rhett Lashlee talks about his duties as play caller, the red zone issues, the play of the quarterback and more . . . "We go in the game every week for him to play some, but you just kind of read the situation . . . Johnson didn't reference the lack of running room when he discussed the play after the game, he blamed himself for falling short of the goal line . . . While Malzahn called the decision "refreshing," but Lashlee was quick to point out Malzahn is still heavily involved with the offense . . . On Tuesday, coach Gus Malzahn said that red-zone execution will be the emphasis of practice from here on out in hopes of turning things around . . . Third-year sophomore Kamryn Pettway has been dealing with a bruised quad muscle . . . Lashlee says his big receivers have "worked hard" on getting open in the end zone . . . Viator's approach for Saturday's pending tussle with the Auburn Tigers was the same as before . . . Every time the Tigers cross an opponent's 40-yard line, they're in field-goal range . . . The Warhawks have been solid on offense this season, but defensively it has been a struggle to this point . . . Muschamp had high praise for his former players when asked about them on Wednesday's SEC teleconference . . . Here's what Viator had to say about Auburn during the Sun Belt teleconference . . . There's still plenty of room for improvement, but a signature win like that can only help White going forward . . . Auburn offered earlier this year after watching his freshman film . . . There is a lot of football left to be played this season and I don't see anybody on Auburn's schedule the Tigers should be afraid to play, including Alabama, because of the way they are playing defense . . . "We have a responsibility that is very, very serious in this game . . . Auburn is expected to win by a comfortable margin, and the focus on the Plains this week is correcting the nagging mistakes on both sides of the ball . . . "I was living and dying with every play . . . Auburn's linebackers came up big in multiple pressure situations to keep the score close while the offense failed to reach the end zone . . . Gus Malzahn tends to err on the side of caution when speaking with the media, but a different side of the Auburn head coach is beginning to emerge . . . Brooks, a 6-foot-10, 220-pound power forward from Auburn High, made an official visit to AU this past weekend . . . Auburn Associate Head Coach Chuck Person was the lead recruiter in the Montgomery recruit . . . Auburn cross country head coach Mark Carroll believes that race was one of the defining moments of Eder's career . . . Earned the first start of his NFL career in the Panthers' 22-10 loss to Minnesota . . . |
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