Here is what Gus Malzahn had to say after Auburn’s big win over Texas A&M:
On coming up short before: “Our team fought. We’ve been close and come up short a few times. Give credit to our players.”
On the defensive improvements: “They played their best game against some really good athletes.”
On offensive playcalling: “Give credit to Rhett Lashlee. He called most of those plays that worked.”
On Jeremy Johnson: “I’m proud of Jeremy. He’s been through a lot this year and for him to come out and play, he made one of the plays of the game.”
On Jovon Robinson: “He was really hard to tackle early. He plays very hard.”
Malzahn: “I’m extremely happy for our players and our coaches. Tonight was a true team win. We played good in all 3 phases for 1st time”
— Tom Green (@AUBlog) November 8, 2015
Malzahn on run game: “That was kind of our plan coming in; we wanted to run the football 50 times.”
— Tom Green (@AUBlog) November 8, 2015
Malzahn on Jeremy: “I’m very proud of him to come in here and get the victory on the road. … He did a phenomenal job running the offense”
— Tom Green (@AUBlog) November 8, 2015
Jeremy Johnson got the majority of snaps in practice this week. Sean White did not practice, tried to give it a go pregame.
— Tom Green (@AUBlog) November 8, 2015
Malzahn says Jonathan Wallace got all No. 2 reps this week in practice at QB. #MGMAuburn
— Matthew Stevens (@matthewcstevens) November 8, 2015
Gus will cross the QB bridge when they get there if Sean can practice this week.
— Tom Green (@AUBlog) November 8, 2015
Malzahn on Johnson staying engaged even after losing the job: “That says a lot about his character.” #MGMAuburn
— Matthew Stevens (@matthewcstevens) November 8, 2015
Malzahn said Kyler Murray “is like a video game” and Muschamp had a great plan to contain him on defense.
— Tom Green (@AUBlog) November 8, 2015
Malzahn on Kyler Murray: “Will (Muschamp) had a great plan to make him a traditional quarterback.” #MGMAuburn
— Matthew Stevens (@matthewcstevens) November 8, 2015
Malzahn said the Ryan Davis play, “Woody,” is one they run once a year or once every two years.
— Tom Green (@AUBlog) November 8, 2015
Malzahn calls that trick play a “hit-or-miss deal.” … “You know it when you call it. When it works, it’s a lot of fun.”
— Tom Green (@AUBlog) November 8, 2015
Malzahn on Auburn’s defense: “We’re starting to put the pieces in the puzzle. Our guys played very well.” #MGMAuburn
— Matthew Stevens (@matthewcstevens) November 8, 2015
Malzahn on this 26-10 win at A&M: “It gives us a shot in the arm.” #MGMAuburn
— Matthew Stevens (@matthewcstevens) November 8, 2015
Malzahn on Tray Matthews: “He’s hurt. We determined yesterday that he couldn’t play.” #MGMAuburn
— Matthew Stevens (@matthewcstevens) November 8, 2015
Malzahn says he doesn’t know the status of Jeremiah Dinson: “That’s tough. … It doesn’t look good, let’s put it that way.”
— Tom Green (@AUBlog) November 8, 2015
Malzahn on Rhett Lashlee’s play calling: “He was in the zone tonight.” #MGMAuburn
— Matthew Stevens (@matthewcstevens) November 8, 2015
Malzahn on Jovon Robinson: “He’s starting to get opportunity.” #MGMAuburn
— Matthew Stevens (@matthewcstevens) November 8, 2015
Christine Wang is a contributing writer for Saturday Down South. She covers Auburn, Arkansas and Ole Miss.
