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Inside the Auburn Tigers The key for the starter, whether it be Tate or Lester, will be the ability to also make plays in the passing game. At this point, Tate appears to have an edge in that regard . . . In essence, the Auburn faithful need not worry about Burns toting the pigskin. The bigger issues lie with Burns's ability to quickly master the spread offense and become a leader . . . "Auburn is number one right now . . . Auburn begins football practice in 30 days, and Todd says fans will see a quarterback ready to throw long . . . Franklin believes in and demands a physical running game . . . Franklin's track record is pretty impressive . . . "I plan on being at Auburn for a long time . . . This season, Pugh -- who was a four-star recruit coming out of high school -- will man the right tackle position . . . We were trying to guess the odds of, say, Kodi Burns starting over Chris Todd, and Auburn's chances of wining the SEC West this year . . . The early home game against LSU will be ginormous . . . Fannin, with his open-field talents, should be outstanding in the spread . . . Tommy Tuberville, year in and year out, gets as much out of his teams as any coach in the SEC . . . The future of the early SEC game on most Saturdays, the Mississippi State vs. Auburn and Arkansas vs. Kentucky variety, is what is at stake . . . Phil Steele, my favorite mag, picked South Florida eighth in the nation, ahead of Georgia, Auburn and LSU . . . Phil Steele's College Football Preview, which put two offensive tackles on its cover - Auburn's Lee Ziemba and Alabama's Andre Smith - predicts Ole Miss to finish fourth in its division . . . Thus far, the Tigers have gotten positive verbal confirmation from three linebackers -- Jonathan Evans, Eltoro Freeman, Harris Gaston -- all of whom should serve to shore up a position that they've experienced success . . . It's always tough to project how kids will adapt to the college atmosphere, but the undersized Moore should provide Auburn with a lot of versatility and the ability to play any of the offensive line positions . . . "Tommy told me he wouldn't hire anyone unless I approved . . . The following is a list of running back prospects for Auburn . . . Franklin still hasn't settled on a starting quarterback, so offseason workouts will be very important for Chris Todd and Kodi Burns . . . If Auburn wants to compete for the SEC and BCS titles this season, it needs Todd to be the starter with Burns complementing him off the bench . . . The native of Fort Valley, Ga., verbally committed to Auburn coaches on Tuesday . . . He was a standout at Auburn's Senior Camp, running a 4.4 40-yard dash and displaying dazzling footwork and coverage skills . . .
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