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Auburn Undercover Now 27 games of experience later, Kenney Britt looks to be ready to take over for Davis both as a leader on the defense . . . When the conditions are ripe, Jordan-Hare is one of the most intimidating environments in college football — not just the SEC . . . DT Derrick Brown has been named to the Bednarik Award watch list ahead of the 2019 season . . . Kelly Bryant was asked about why he picked Mizzou over Auburn . . . Listen: It all boils down to "Do you support Gus Malzahn as the head coach of Auburn's football program? . . . Will Crowder could be close to adding some big offers heading into the 2019 season. One of those could be the Auburn Tigers . . . DE Dylan Brooks has trimmed his list of schools: Auburn, Clemson, Florida, Florida State, Mississippi State and Tennessee . . . There's no reason to believe Nick Coe will be replaced as the starting Buck, but there is a possibility a bulkier Coe could move inside and play more often at defensive tackle . . . After returning almost no experience last season, the offensive line is stocked and continuous -- those responsible for 64 of last season's 65 starts are back, including five seniors . . . What will Auburn reveal about its quarterbacks situation? . . . The only thing that slowed down Whitlow thus far has been injuries . . . The old saying is that defense travels and that should be the case for Gus Malzahn's team as they win a close one in Gainesville . . . Malzahn's offensive influence can be seen in the overarching style of play in college football as a whole . . . With all five offensive line starters back and the top two running backs JaTarvious Whitlow and Kam Martin, Malzahn must break in a new quarterback . . . ESPN analyst Tom Luginbill calls this year's Auburn squad Malzahn's "most talented two-deep he's had . . . Auburn commit Trenton Simpson said, "It's the place I felt most at home at, I felt most comfortable with the coaching staff . . . Every time we doubt Gus Malzahn what does he do? He beats Georgia. He beats Alabama . . . Who will replace Ryan Davis as Auburn's go-to punt returner? . . . The Tigers' running backs and offensive linemen enter 2019 boasting experience, more so than perhaps any other position groups on the team . . . The Auburn offensive line is led by Prince Tega Wanogho Jr. at left tackle, and with seniors across the board, the expectation is Auburn will have one of the top offensive lines in the SEC . . . I think if Auburn's quarterbacks combine for 3,500-plus yards of total offense that would be a great start to success for the Tigers . . . What we know is that, after having to replace both its starting place-kicker and punter after the 2017 season, Auburn enters the 2018 season with the same two starters at those spots. And that's a good thing . . . This season it's time to meet expectations after combining for seven sacks in the last two years . . . After some steps forward and some steps back, the Tigers will look to take more forward than back this year — and they'll be tasked in doing that with most of their talent coming back, but with big shoes to fill left from an NFL player at corner . . . He split time with Kam Martin last season, but changes could be on the horizon in 2019 . . . What we don't know yet is if the loss of top cornerback Jamel Dean will have any effect on the play of Auburn's secondary . . . They anchored the Auburn defense last season, as seniors with several seasons' worth of starts under their belts . . . CJ Henderson is probably the best player on Florida's defense and is an All-American candidate. He had seven pass breakups, two quarterback hurries, three sacks and forced two fumbles while accumulating 38 tackles last season . . . It was later that camp that Steiner was offered by Auburn . . . The former basketball player turned defensive end turned offensive tackle took his first big step as a player individually last fall, earning the highest pass blocking grade of any lineman in the SEC, according to Pro Football Focus-College . . . The three players and coach Gus Malzahn will meet with the media next Thursday . . . It'd be no stretch to say that the defensive line marks Auburn's best collection of talent in a single position group leading into 2019 season . . . Interestingly, Schwartz would probably tell you he didn't expect any of this coming into his first year in college . . . The experiment to convert Noah Igbinoghene into a cornerback has been nothing short of a glowing success for the Tigers . . . What we know is that linebackers coach Travis Williams likes to rotate four linebackers through two spots on the field (Auburn usually plays a fifth defensive back, or nickel, in place of a third linebacker), and that those four are going to be Britt, Wooten, McClain and Pappoe . . .
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