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Montgomery Advertiser In Auburn's four losses this season — to LSU, Mississippi State, Tennessee and Georgia — opponents have converted at least 40 percent of their third-down attempts, including two instances of at least a 50 percent conversion rate . . . ITAT HD: Deshaun Davis Talks About Upcoming Sr. Day At Auburn . . . Stidham, however, is being reserved about his future plans . . . One week after debuting in this year's CFP rankings at No. 24, Auburn (6-4, 3-4 SEC) was dropped from the rankings altogether . . . A week after Allen Greene said in no uncertain terms that Malzahn, in the midst of a disappointing 6-4 campaign, would return as Auburn's head coach in 2019, Auburn president Steven Leath echoed the comments made by his first-year athletics director . . . The state of Auburn football isn't exactly where Davis and the other seniors probably thought it would be at the conclusion of their final season . . . Deshaun Davis says final home game at Jordan-Hare Stadium will be 'bittersweet' . . . Not only will it be their final game in Jordan-Hare, but the stadium will also observe Senior Day . . . Stidham trying to look at the positives after loss . . . ITAT HD: Auburn Coach Gus Malzahn--Liberty Week . . . Despite the struggles, Malzahn was assertive about the future prospects of the Tigers' offense, even if Jarrett Stidham declares for the NFL Draft and the team has to break in a new quarterback in 2019 . . . "I'll be the coach and we'll get this thing turned around. That's what we're going to do . . . Fortunately for Auburn, Liberty comes to town this week . . . Buck defensive end Nick Coe will miss Saturday's game against Liberty with a wrist injury . . . The former Clemson quarterback will then announce his transfer decision Dec. 4 . . . Pritchett said his relationship with the coaches was the reason for him deciding to commit on Wednesday of last week . . . The thing that concerns me for Auburn is that there are a lot of teams in the Southeastern Conference that are better than they were a year ago like Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky and Mississippi State, and maybe even Texas A&M . . . So why has this season been so different? . . . Most Common Game: Auburn vs. Texas Tech in the Texas Bowl . . . Pappoe recorded three solo tackles as his Grayson team defeated South Forsyth 38-6 on Friday night . . . The Flames are 4-5 this year, including a win against Troy and one against the same Old Dominion team that upset Virginia Tech earlier this season . . . ITAT Football Photo Gallery: Auburn at Georgia . . . Auburn is 11th after picking up a commitment from three-star in-state defensive back Nehemiah Pritchett last week . . . Ryan Davis, a senior WR who has been with Malzahn through most of the tribulations, was asked after the game about that poor record against LSU, Alabama and Georgia . . . "I hope I'll be remembered as one of the best to come through here . . . Auburn's scoring offense is also on pace to be the second-lowest of Malzahn's career as a college head coach or coordinator, trailing only the 25.7 points per game Auburn averaged in 2011 when Malzahn was offensive coordinator . . . It hadn't been since 2015 when the heralded LSU running back led a 411-yard assault on AU's defense. Now, it's happened two times in three games on the road — this time resulting in a 27-10 road loss to No. 5 Georgia. Auburn dropped to 6-4 on the season with a 3-4 SEC record . . . Jarrett Stidham completed 24-of-36 passes against Georgia, though they only resulted in 163 yards through the air, marking the second straight game against the Bulldogs that Stidham has been held below 200 yards passing . . . Auburn is 2-4 against LSU and 2-5 against Georgia over the past six seasons after losing to both this year . . . "Right before the half I think the momentum in the game changed . . . The touchdown pass by running back JaTarvious Whitlow (first career attempt) to John Shenker (two career receptions prior to touchdown) certainly caught Georgia's defense off guard . . . It was representative of much of Auburn's second half on offense . . . ITAT HD: Jarrett Stidham Talks Loss To Georgia . . . Led by running backs D'Andre Swift and Elijah Holyfield, as well as Godwin, the Bulldogs' big-play ability proved to be too much for a normally solid Auburn defense to handle . . . The pass fell harmlessly to the ground, but it still irked Auburn's sideline . . .
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