Gus Malzahn discusses Auburn's first scrimmage of the spring

The Auburn Tigers held their first scrimmage of the spring on Saturday, giving coach Gus Malzahn a good chance to see his 2018 squad in live action for the first time.

Obviously, it was without QB Jarrett Stidham, who continues to recover from offseason shoulder surgery, but it was still a good way for the Tigers to shake off the rust.

Here’s what Malzahn had to say following Saturday’s debut 2018 scrimmage:

On the overall layout of the scrimmage:

Auburn coach Gus Malzahn is here to talk about the Tigers' first scrimmage of the plays. Said the team ran 100 plays and ran eight live FGs, four live punt returns, three live kickoff returns.

— Josh Vitale (@AUBlog) March 24, 2018

On the breakdown of offensive plays:

Malzahn said Auburn's scrimmage was 80 percent run. Six running backs rotated evenly with the ones and twos.

— Josh Vitale (@AUBlog) March 24, 2018

On new K Anders Carlson:

Anders Carlson went 3 for 3 on field goals with a long of 52, Malzahn said.

— Josh Vitale (@AUBlog) March 24, 2018

On more scrimmages this spring:

Malzahn says he'll have two more scrimmages before the end of the spring season. #MGMAuburn

— Matthew Stevens (@matthewcstevens) March 24, 2018

On getting the offensive line to the same level as the defensive line:

Malzahn on the OL: "We have one of the best defensive lines in college football but we try to strive to have one of the best OL in college football too." However…Tigers HC doesn't seem too worried about anything other than the 5 total turnovers today. #MGMAuburn

— Matthew Stevens (@matthewcstevens) March 24, 2018