We’ve talked about it for months and now is the time for Auburn’s offense to step up on the road.
No. 22 Auburn travels up to Penn State to take on the 10th ranked Nittany Lions in a battle under the lights at Happy Valley. This is Auburn’s first road game against a Big Ten opponent in 90 years (1931).
Safe to say this is uncharted territory for Bryan Harsin’s Tigers. However, Auburn comes into this game with something the Tigers didn’t have very often last season: Confidence.
Auburn has been firing on all cylinders offensively through the first two games of the season. Auburn leads the nation in points per game (61.0) and is seventh in total yards per game (575.5). Granted, Auburn’s strength of schedule is last in the nation at 130th, but even that presents some challenges for Penn State. According to James Franklin, Auburn is a difficult opponent to assess because of how much they haven’t put on tape. What will Auburn try and do to move the ball effectively against this sound Penn State defense?
Here are the five offensive keys to the game for Auburn.