The Auburn Tigers have played within the friendly confines of Jordan-Hare Stadium the first two games of its 2014 campaign, but now must go on the road to the Little Apple — Manhattan, Kan. — to face the No. 20 Wildcats.

“This will be a great test,” offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee said during his media availability after practice Sunday evening. “We’ve played at home twice. There’s a lot of comfort in that. Now we’re going on the road, where we’re uncomfortable … It’s a great measuring stick to see where we’re at, and we’re going to learn a lot about our team, this year’s team on Thursday.”

Auburn has gone untested thus far, winning its first two games by a combined 70 points. The Tigers improved from its Week 1 win over Arkansas to its Week 2 win over San Jose State, but Auburn had its fair share of mistakes on the offensive and defensive side of the football despite the 59-13 win over the Spartans.

“I think we cleaned up a lot of things in Game 2,” Lashlee said. “Game 2 was not a pretty game, it was not easy, it was a struggle at times, but most of the drives ended up with points. We had to work for them, which was good, because that’s what Kansas State wants you to do. That’s what we’re going to be presented with this weekend.”

Inconsistency in the passing game (Marshall just 10-of-19), two fumbles and a few big plays defensively tarnished what was otherwise a solid performance against San Jose State.

The Tigers allowed a 75-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter on a blown secondary assignment and Spartans quarterback Blake Jurich rushed for a serviceable 59 yards.

Kansas State signal caller Jake Waters is the Wildcats leading rusher, something that concerns the Auburn defense heading into Thursday’s showdown.

“We’ll see how we play Thursday night,” defensive coordinator Ellis Johnson said Sunday evening. “I think we improved with our open days and got a little bit extra time, but we’ll see.”