Auburn’s 1st test of season ended in crushing disappointment
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The last time Auburn allowed 40-plus points at home in regulation was against Arkansas in 2022. That was Bryan Harsin’s final game as Auburn’s head coach. Florida’s 243 rushing yards also marked the first team to rush for 200+ yards inside Jordan-Hare Stadium on a DJ Durkin defense at Auburn.
Auburn football struggled in several aspects of its loss to Florida. Here's our report card, with grades for offense, defense and special teams.
The delicious irony to all of this is Jon Sumrall almost ended up coaching Auburn, but rejected the Tigers to coach the Gators.
Jon Sumrall secures a signature road victory in his conference debut as the Gators improve to 3-0 for the first time since 2019, withstanding a late rally by the Tigers.
Down 17 points in the fourth quarter and struggling to get anything close to a stop, Auburn fans began to file out of Jordan-Hare Stadium. Many of the 88,000+ fans in attendance checked out early in the Tigers’ SEC opener,
That being said, the Gators found better consistentcy from its pass rush, recording seven sacks and nine tackles for loss. Defensive lineman Emmanuel Oyebadejo (2.5 sacks) and Jayden Woods (2.5 sacks) accounted for most of the damage.