Alex Husting

Sports Reporter for The Opelika-Auburn News @OAnow | AU Class of 23 | @WEGL_AU alum

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Congrats QB1 @HaydenLipscomb0

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Alex Golesh: "The bowl game piece, obviously, huge in the sense that you get to continue to practice, but it's certainly not the Auburn standard in any way."

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Auburn HC Alex Golesh: "Thought we punted the ball extremely poorly. That can't be who we are. You've got to be able to flip the field."

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Auburn HC Alex Golesh on his team's travel to Mississippi State after the Tigers couldn't fly:

"I think our kids handled that piece really well. It really wasn't a thing."

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Auburn gets its first 40-point game against a Power Four opponent this season, and it comes thanks to a combo of a dominating defense and an advantageous offense.

Grading the Tigers after their 41-9 win over Mississippi State:
https://t.co/H4E22hKKuQ

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FINAL | Auburn 41, Mississippi State 9

Auburn forces four turnovers, and the Tigers are going bowling for the first time since 2023.

Instant takeaways from an important, dominant win: https://t.co/BGns7Pgrxp

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Great team win over Foley in Round 2 of the playoffs!
Honored to be named Player of the Game by @LegacySports_HQ !

37 rushing yards | 95 receiving yards | 2 TDs

Glad to contribute at WR, Wildcat QB, and punt returner. Grateful for my teammates and coaches. On to Round 3!
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That's what we call a shank.

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Well, Mississippi State gets a safety with Auburn backed up.

13:54 4Q | Auburn 41, Mississippi State 9

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Fourth-down stop right at the goal line? Absolutely everything is going right for Auburn, and the Tigers defense was amped.

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The call is overturned, so Auburn is stuck at a measly four turnovers forced

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Byrum Brown 42-yard bomb to Keshaun Singleton.

The Tigers are simply dominating tonight.

5:52 3Q | Auburn 41, Mississippi State 7

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The call is upheld. Auburn is up big.

"It's great to be an Auburn Tiger" chants can be heard from the Auburn away crowd.

9:16 3Q | Auburn 34, Mississippi State 7

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Chas Nimrod just mossed a Mississippi State defender for a touchdown. He's had some incredible catches this season. Great pass from Byrum Brown too.

But the catch is being reviewed.

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Da'Shawn Womack came out of the halftime locker room ready to play.

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HALF | Auburn 27, Mississippi State 7

A long first half comes to an end, and the Tigers are rolling.

Four turnovers forced and 24 points score off of those is obviously the biggest reason for Auburn's 20-point lead.

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Auburn's defense has had some struggles this season, but the Tigers have been consistently good at turning teams over. They entered today's game tied 26th nationally in turnovers forced with 14.

They've already got 3 more in just the first half against Mississippi State.

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ANOTHER strip sack for Auburn. Nate Johnson forces it, Jared Smith recovers.

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Toodle continued an excellent start to his college career with the forced fumble. He's got 6 tackles, 2 TFLs, 1 QBH 1 sack and 1 FF.

And how about Smith? 3 tackles, 2 TFLs, 2 sacks, 2 FF and 1 FR.

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Byrum Brown needs just one play to get into the end zone, and the Tigers are back up by two scores.

Set up by the Shadarius Toodle forced fumble and Darrion Smith return.

6:52 2Q | Auburn 17, Mississippi State 7