Now, it would seem as if time is running out. It was clear coming off the university’s attempt to push Harsin out in February that his future at Auburn was ify at best. The Tigers have been outscored 125-31 in the second half of their last nine games against Power 5 teams.Īuburn: There is an if-not-when vibe with the Tigers regarding Harsin. “Guys are tired, but you know you got to play when you’re tired,” Tigers linebacker Owen Pappoe said. The Bulldogs put up 357 yards in the second half on 42 plays. “He just honestly told us like, who are we? Who are we going to be? You know, I think a lot of guys took that personally,” Van Pran said. Georgia center Sedrick Van Pran said coach Kirby Smart wasn’t thrilled with the first half performance. Georgia put together its best offensive drive, marching 81 yards and making it 21-3 on Edwards’ 2-yard run. You got to give your guys hope,” he said.Īuburn snapped a streak of two straight games without a second-half point, when it got a 29-yard field goal from Anders Carlson after a Georgia fumble deep in its own territory on the first possession of the third quarter.Īny chance the Tigers had to make it a game disappeared quickly. “At some point you got to put some points on the board. Harsin said he was mostly pleased with his defense. Ladd McConkey’s 38-yard punt return put Georgia at the Auburn 31 and Edwards scored from a yard out to put the Bulldogs up two scores.Īnd that was pretty much all they needed against an Auburn team that has not scored more than 17 points in any of its last four games under beleaguered second-year coach Bryan Harsin. Georgia opened up a 14-0 lead in the second quarter, turning two short-field possessions into touchdowns.įirst, a failed Auburn faked punt in Georgia territory set up the Bulldogs at the Tigers’ 36. Robby Ashford was 13 for 38 for 168 yards while frequently scrambling to elude pressure for the Tigers (3-3, 1-2).Ĭoming off consecutive lackluster performances, the Bulldogs were once again spotty offensively in the first half. Getting little help from its offense, Auburn’s defense seemed to wear down and gave up 292 yards and six touchdowns rushing. Georgia ran its winning streak to six in the series, has not lost the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry at home since 2005 and leads overall 63-56. And I was like, alright, well, we’re just gonna keep rolling,” Bennett said. “Usually, I’m pretty smart about getting down because I know I’m not the biggest guy. Then Bennett found a huge swath of empty green grass on a quarterback draw and managed to beat a chasing pack of Tigers to the goal line to make it 28-3. The Bulldogs (6-0, 3-0 Southeastern Conference) got two short touchdown runs by Edwards and one from Kenny McIntosh to build a 21-3 in the third quarter. But we’re going to enjoy this week.”īennett’s career-long run on the first play of the fourth quarter was the biggest of the day for a Bulldogs offense that mostly plodded along for the first three. “I think we’re getting just like, ‘Ah, well, you know it wasn’t perfect, so I’m gonna be miserable.’ Like, no.
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