It was more of the same from the Auburn Tigers on Saturday night.

The offense rolled, and the defense turned in a respectable performance as the Tigers downed San Jose State 59-13. The Spartans got on the board early with a 75-yard touchdown pass but would manage just two field goals the rest of the way as the Auburn defense clamped down.

Here are a couple of thoughts on the game:

What it means: Not much. It was what we expected against an inferior San Jose State team. Head coach Gus Malzahn and offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee again relied heavily on the run as the Tigers amassed more than 300 yards rushing for the second straight game. Nick Marshall struggled throwing the ball, completing 10 of 19 passes for 101 yards. We didn’t learn much about Auburn, but there are things to work on heading into the bye week.

What I liked: Defensive adjustments. It wasn’t a great performance, by any means, for Ellis Johnson’s unit. The secondary was burned on multiple occasions, but aside from the long touchdown pass in the first quarter, never broke. Johnson used the personnel grouping of Elijah Daniel, LaDarius Owens, Gabe Wright and Montravius Adams on the defensive line multiple times and had success putting pressure on the quarterback. We saw glimpses of a potentially great unit.

Who’s the man: Quan Bray. Bray returned a punt for a touchdown in the second quarter to put the Tigers up 28-7. It was the first punt returned for a touchdown for Auburn since Chris Davis did it last season against Tennessee. Bray looks like a totally different guy back deep; last year he would’ve signaled for a fair catch. That adds a new dimension for opposing teams to game plan for.

Key play: Jermaine Whitehead read a Spartan post route and stepped in front of it to pick it off near the end of the first quarter. San Jose State was moving the ball against Auburn, and Whitehead’s pick killed any momentum the Spartans were looking to gain.

Here a few highlights from tonight’s action.