Auburn has started the season 2-0, but it faces its first real test this weekend.
The Tigers will defend the Plains against the No. 22 Penn State Nittany Lions on Saturday while also hoping to avenge its loss to them last year in Pennsylvania. After scraping by San Jose State, Auburn can make a statement by defeating a ranked team on its home turf, but it’s going to take a great defensive performance to slow down the weapons that Penn State will bring to the field come game day.
With that in mind, here are four defensive keys to defeating the Nittany Lions and showing the nation that the Tigers aren’t pretenders: