Tuesday 1 January 2008

Tigers Roar

Auburn Beats Clemson 23-20 in OT with new Spread Offense in Chick-Fil-A Bowl

Despite the fact that Auburn was playing an entirely new offensive scheme behind new offensive coordinator, Tony Franklin, the Tigers looked impressive behind freshman quarterback, Kodi Burns.

In addition to throwing a 22-yard touchdown pass to freshman Mario Fannin, Burns scored the game winning touchdown in OT on a 7-yard run, earning him Player of the Game honors.

New offensive coordinator, Tony Franklin, brought his spread offense to Auburn from Troy University. The Tigers had only eight practices in 10 days to learn the new scheme. While senior starting quarterback, Brandon Cox, looked understandably out of sync, freshman back-up Kodi Burns looked very comfortable and gave Auburn fans a lot to look forward to next season.

Ins1de the Numb3rs: the victory made coach Tommy Tuberville one of the winningest active coaches in bowl games - tied for 4th with 7 bowl victories

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