Auburn’s season didn’t get off to a great start.

A lackluster win over Georgia Southern, a loss to Clemson and a closer-than-expected win over Mercer had everyone second-guessing Gus Malzahn, Chip Lindsey and QB Jarrett Stidham.

The sack numbers were piling up, and things appeared to be going in the wrong direction than what everyone expected.

Following a blowout win over Missouri, however, the Tigers offense started coming alive. Now, Auburn sits 5-1 and ranked No. 10 in the country. With a salty and physical defense, combined with an emerging offense and great QB play, Auburn is being mentioned among the best teams in college football. Not to mention RB Kerryon Johnson is having a career season.

However, SEC Shorts has a different take on how the Tigers turned their season around: