COLLEGE STATION, Texas (EETV) - The Auburn Tigers fell to Texas A&M 16-10 Saturday, as Auburn’s offense struggled to finish drives, going 0-13 on third down. The loss drops Auburn to 3-2 on the season, and 0-2 in the SEC in consecutive seasons for the first time in program history.
It did not take long for Texas A&M to take the lead. Following an Auburn three-and-out on the opening drive of the game, the Aggies needed just four plays to get into the end zone. A 24-yard pass by Marcel Reed, followed by two runs from Le’Veon Moss, got the Aggies into the end zone less than three minutes into the game.
Auburn wouldn’t respond for the rest of the quarter, as the Tigers could only muster one first down. However, in the second quarter, the offense started showing some progress, as Jackson Arnold hit Eric Singleton on back-to-back passes. A couple of flags on both teams put Auburn in field goal territory, but consecutive incompletions for Auburn forced the Tigers to settle for a field goal.
Auburn’s defense would settle in for the rest of the game, giving up fewer big plays and limiting Texas A&M to field goals for the rest of the game. Kensley Louidor-Faustin spoke about Auburn’s united defensive performance after the game.
“We just played our game, and then stayed in that state together,” Louidor-Faustin said. “That’s the main thing, staying together throughout all this.”
After Auburn’s first scoring possession, the Tigers struggled with extending drives. To start the second half, multiple Auburn drives successfully entered Aggie territory, but were repeatedly killed by sacks and penalties.
Auburn’s leader in tackles Saturday, Xavier Atkins, made play after play for this Auburn defense, recording 10 tackles. His most crucial play, though, was a fourth-quarter interception that he returned 72 yards to the two-yard line. The interception led to a Jackson Arnold rushing touchdown on the following play.
Babe wake up, THE TIGERS ARE BACK IN IT 😤
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Even with the pivotal fourth-quarter play by Atkins, Auburn couldn’t convert on its opportunities in the fourth, only gaining one yard on offense in the final quarter.
After the game, Jackson Arnold spoke about what he and Auburn’s offense need to work on in the bye week to get back on track.
“It sucks, obviously, to go back and look over the game and see what we can improve on, what I can improve on… a lot of MAs [missed assignments] that we got to go back and fix,” Arnold said.
Auburn will look to improve over the next two weeks, as the Tigers have a bye week before hosting Georgia in Jordan-Hare Stadium for a night game in Week 6.
