Overview
- Freeze plans to condense the playbook around RPO concepts Arnold executes best after calling recent offensive showings unacceptable.
- Jackson Arnold is completing 64.9% for 856 yards with five passing and five rushing touchdowns but has been sacked 14 times in the last two SEC games.
- Penalties and protection are focal fixes after 44 flags this season, including 12 false starts and six holdings on the road, with 21 sacks allowed.
- Auburn intends to lean back into the run after its backs logged 119 yards on 21 carries over two games, as OC Derrick Nix targets 5.0 yards per carry.
- The defense has been a bright spot at 16.4 points and 88.0 rushing yards allowed per game, with coaches using the bye for fundamentals and self-scouting.