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Columbus Ledger-Enquirer For Malzahn and Co. the game is an opportunity to reintroduce fans to its returning playmakers from last season's improbable SEC Championship team as well as showcase its younger players and newcomers like junior college transfers Derrick Moncrief and D'haquille Williams . . . "I think the next two years are going to be even more fun than last year . . . Despite the normal trivialness that surrounds a spring game, Gus Malzahn can't wait for Saturday . . . In a special teams unit that has been mostly consistent for three years, the only veteran returning is kickoff returner Corey Grant . . . Will the excitement from last year's A-Day phenomenon and the Tigers' thrilling 2013 season carry over to make this weekend's event another for the history books at Auburn? . . . Marshall, Johnson and Wallace still occupy the same spots they handled last season, and walk-on Tucker Tuberville may get a few snaps, too . . . Kris Forst and McKinzy figure to be the starters, with four capable backups . . . Who will replace Heisman finalist Tre Mason as the next running back? . . . In a conversation with ESPN's Antonietta Collins, national recruiting reporter Gerry Hamilton breaks down the recruiting momentum building at Auburn and offers predictions for where the top 10 recruits will commit . . . With all the spring game festivities just hours away, here is what you need to know about the defending SEC champions' A-Day Game . . . If you ask the fans, the player they most want to see Saturday would almost certainly be wide receiver D'haquille Williams . . . "The reality is we have to keep working, and that now we are the hunted . . . "Last year we were a very, very simplified version . . . Gus Malzahn met with reporters following Auburn's 14th practice of the spring, the Tigers' final session before Saturday's A-Day game . . . One of the biggest attractions for many of the children was another large offensive lineman — 6-6, 310-pound redshirt sophomore Shon Coleman, himself four years into remission from a leukemia diagnosis as a senior in high school . . . The second-year Auburn coach plans to expand his offense in 2014 . . . If nothing else, things are far easier for Grant and the rest of the offense than last year at this time . . . Auburn is becoming Second-Chance U . . . For Whitaker, the injury represented a trying time, but he's learned to deal with difficult situations . . . At Auburn, how the carries are split at running back with Heisman Trophy finalist Tre Mason departed for the NFL will be an important thing to watch . . . More than a year removed from the dark stain that was 2012, the Tigers embark on a season in which they'll be viewed as favorites more often than not, but they're looking to evolve . . . With another offseason to work under offensive mastermind Gus Malzahn, look for Marshall to take the top spot in the SEC quarterback rankings this year . . . With 14 practices in the books this spring, the starting quarterback's progress is exactly where the coaching staff hoped it would be . . .
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