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Biloxi (Miss.) Sun Herald The defense gave up over 300 yards passing and 22 first downs to a much inferior team, having some Auburn faithful second-guessing Chizik's decision to hire Ted Roof . . . Although Savage had seven tackles and Etheridge four, Thigpen thinks there was definite room for improvement . . . Hopefully Gene Chizik, Ted Roof and the defensive staff can correct the mistakes and field a more sound secondary Thursday . . . "To win in the SEC, you've got to be able to stop the run . . . Receivers coach Trooper Taylor said he expects freshman Trovon Reed will make his Auburn debut Thursday night against Mississippi State . . . Sure it was a Sun Belt program he did this to, but it was a very impressive start for a QB that is supposed to improve a very good Auburn offense . . . He says he liked the way his freshmen played in Saturday's 52-26 win over Arkansas State . . . Improved quarterback play is the most obvious difference . . . The 22nd-ranked Tigers open their SEC slate on Thursday night at Mississippi State, which hopes to prevent a fifth consecutive Auburn victory in Starkville . . . The special teams looked much improved from last year with Carr doing a very good job . . . "If you win in Starkville, you carry a lot of momentum into the rest of your difficult schedule . . . Starkville is the toughest place to play in the Southeastern Conference . . . Thursday, he'll be facing his former coach in a different venue . . . Cameron Newton has been named the Southeastern Conference Offensive Player of the Week . . . Newton's willingness to scramble even caught some of his teammates off guard . . . The coach also noted special-teams performances from lineman Craig Sanders and wideout Emory Blake . . . Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen said the Bulldogs also did some preparation in the summer that he hopes gives his team a jump start . . . Given the way Auburn's defense looked in its opener, I expect to leave the stadium Thursday night with a ringing in my ears . . . Newton thinks his game has come a long way since he was just starting out at Florida . . . It's hard to be too picky about a 52-26 win, but Auburn needs to tighten up defensively if the Tigers are serious about making a run in the West . . . One of the interesting aspects to this Auburn game will be what both coaching staffs held out of its schemes on both sides of the ball in order to not give the opponent film to break down . . . State turned its focus toward Auburn Sunday with precious little time to spare . . . Fannin carried the ball only three times for 14 yards Saturday night . . .
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