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"It was great," sophomore boundary safety Josh Holsey said. "It makes us feel more comfortable about ourselves, and it lets other teams know you can t just come over here and toss the ball around on us."A quick glance at the final statistics from Auburn's victory doesn't tell the secondary's whole story, particularly with depth issues caused by injuries to Justin Garrett and Jonathan Jones, along with the preseason dismissal of Demetruce McNeal. Cougars quarterback Connor Halliday racked up 344 yards, including a 264-yard performance in the first half as he faced little pressure from the front four.A closer examination of the numbers tells a different story. For starters, Washington State averaged 330 yards per game last season, meaning Auburn kept Halliday from really going off. In addition, it took Halliday a whopping 65 attempts -- one short of the Washington State school record -- to pile up his yardage,
moncler outlet, leaving his yards per attempt at a paltry 5.29.And Auburn silenced at least one 2012 statistic by intercepting three passes, one more than the Tigers had in 12 games last year.For all of his yardage, Halliday finished with a passer rating of just 94.1, placing Auburn fifth in the SEC in that category after the first week.The key to Auburn's success was simple.Forget about being frustrated over completions, a virtual given in a Leach-coached offense.Bounce back and make the big play."Going into the game, Coach told us they were going to complete a couple of passes," senior cornerback Chris Davis said. "You've just got to have a next-play mentality."Auburn had to use that mentality heading into the second half.Frustrated by Washington State's use of four verticals, a staple play in Leach's offense, Auburn made two adjustments at the half. First, the Tigers weren't disguising coverages long enough, allowing Halliday to make an easy pre-snap read.The second was defensive coordinator Ellis Johnson switching to a heavy dose of man-to-man coverage after the break."That was really just us going in between the coverages and showing coverages too early," junior cornerback Jonathon Mincy said. "We got that fixed. We came out in the second half and played a lot more man."Auburn corner back Chris Davis (11) tackles Washington State running back Jeremiah Laufasa (43) Saturday, Aug. 31,
gen965, 2013, at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala. (Julie Bennett/jbennett@al.com)Auburn's defensive backs beat back Washington State with better ball skills than the Tigers have displayed in the past. Auburn racked up 11 passes defended (breakups plus interceptions) against the Cougars.The Tigers only recorded 42 passes defended in all of 2012."If it s tight coverage, make sure you get your hands on the ball," Holsey said."In practice we re getting a lot of tipped balls,
gen6573, we re getting a lot of picks. We knew it was going to translate over into the game."Auburn's secondary kept getting its hands on the football in key situations Saturday night.Davis broke up a fourth-down hitch in the first half to give the defense some momentum. Holsey made a leaping interception, taking a jump ball away from a receiver. Mincy got his hands on three near-interceptions, although he failed to corral any.Maybe the most timely plays came from "Star" safety, the second a fourth-quarter pick in the end zone,
[480] 966-0401, and.During training camp, Auburn coach Gus Malzahn told reporters that the staff believed the secondary would be the strength of the defense.Auburn's defensive backs fit the bill under pressure on Saturday night."Everybody knows that last year the secondary only had one interception," Davis said. "We started off this game with three. That's huge. Hopefully, they'll keep coming."
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