Keldric Faulk 100% believes Auburn is better than Vanderbilt after OT loss in Nashville
By David Wasson
Published:
The Auburn Tigers put up their biggest offensive output of the season in Week 11 against No. 16 Vanderbilt, piling up 563 yards and 38 points in a 45-38 overtime loss in Nashville.
After the game, at least one Auburn player – junior defensive end Keldric Faulk – said he believes his team is without question a better unit than the Commodores despite the loss.
“Do I think we’re better than that team? Yes, 100%,” Faulk told reporters in the postgame locker room. “That team is nowhere near better than us. We beat ourselves in that game.
“But just to see our team grow and come together in the moment, especially in these moments having a major change in the beginning of the week. But we came together.”
Faulk and the Auburn defense didn’t exactly shine against Vanderbilt, allowing the Commodores 544 yards of total offense. Vandy quarterback Diego Pavia diced up the Tigers all night, throwing for 377 yards and 3 touchdowns and rushing for 112 yards and another score.
Auburn (4-6 overall, 1-6 SEC) is idle in Week 12, and ventures out of conference Nov. 22 to play host to Mercer (2 p.m. ET, SEC Network+) before hosting the annual Iron Bowl slugfest against No. 4 Alabama on Nov. 29.
An APSE national award-winning writer and editor, David Wasson has almost four decades of experience in the print journalism business in Florida and Alabama. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times and several national magazines and websites. He also hosts Gulfshore Sports with David Wasson, weekdays from 3-5 pm across Southwest Florida and on FoxSportsFM.com. His Twitter handle: @JustDWasson.
