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LSU vs. Auburn College Football Odds, Plays and Insights Data Skrive 2 hours ago Sep 25, 2021; Starkville, Mississippi, USA; LSU Tigers quarterback Max Johnson (14) makes a pass against the Mississippi State Bulldogs during the fourth quarter at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Bush-USA TODAY Sports The No. 22 Auburn Tigers (3-1, 0-0 SEC) are 3.5-point underdogs in a road SEC matchup with the LSU Tigers (3-1, 0-0 SEC) on Saturday, October 2, 2021 at Tiger Stadium. The total has been set at 54.5 points for this game. For more great betting and fantasy insight, join the SI Winners Club Newsletter. Odds for LSU vs. Auburn Odds courtesy of SI Sportsbook. LSU vs Auburn Betting Information Favorite Spread Total LSU -3.5 54.5 Over/Under Insights LSU and its opponents have scored at least 54.5 points -- this matchup's over/under -- just two times this year. Auburn's games have gone over 54.5 points in three of four chances this season. The combined points per game average of the two teams, 78.5, is 24.0 points more than Saturday's over/under. The 38.3 combined points per game that these two squads have allowed this season are 16.2 fewer than the 54.5 over/under in this contest. LSU Tigers games this season feature an average total of 62.8 points, a number 8.3 points higher than Saturday's over/under. The 54.5-point over/under for this game is 1.6 points below the 56.1 points per game average total in Auburn Tigers games this season. LSU Stats and Trends LSU has covered the spread on two occasions this season. This season, the LSU Tigers have just one ATS win in three games as a favorite of 3.5 points or more. LSU's games this year have hit the over on one of four set point totals (25%). The LSU Tigers put up 34.5 points per game, 19.0 more than the Auburn Tigers give up per outing (15.5). LSU is 2-2 against the spread and 3-1 overall in games when it puts up more than 15.5 points. The LSU Tigers collect 92.0 more yards per game (378.0) than the Auburn Tigers give up per contest (286.0). LSU is 2-2 against the spread and 3-1 overall when the team piles up over 286.0 yards. The LSU Tigers have turned the ball over three times this season, one fewer than the Auburn Tigers have forced (4). Find the latest spread and moneyline odds for LSU at SISportsbook. Auburn Stats and Trends Auburn has two wins against the spread in four games this year. The Auburn Tigers have been underdogs by 3.5 points or more one time this year and have not covered the spread once. Auburn has hit the over in 75% of its opportunities this year (three times over four games with a set point total). This season the Auburn Tigers rack up 21.2 more points per game (44.0) than the LSU Tigers surrender (22.8). When Auburn puts up more than 22.8 points, it is 2-1 against the spread and 3-0 overall. The Auburn Tigers collect 484.3 yards per game, 138.8 more yards than the 345.5 the LSU Tigers allow. In games that Auburn churns out over 345.5 yards, the team is 2-2 against the spread and 3-1 overall. The Auburn Tigers have three giveaways this season, while the LSU Tigers have six takeaways . Head to SISportsbook to find the latest moneyline, spread and over/under odds for this matchup. Season Stats LSU Stats Auburn 34.5 Avg. Points Scored 44.0 22.8 Avg. Points Allowed 15.5 378.0 Avg. Total Yards 484.3 345.5 Avg. Total Yards Allowed 286.0 3 Giveaways 3 6 Takeaways 4 By Data Skrive

It's time for Bryan Harsin's first taste of the SEC. Auburn (3-1) will head to Baton Rouge for its conference opener against LSU (3-1, 1-0 SEC) attempting to win its first game in Tiger Stadium since 1999. LSU has won three straight, including a 28-25, SEC-opening win at Mississippi State over the weekend, since a disappointing loss at UCLA in Week 1. Ed Orgeron's team may be facing its old quarterback, T.J. Finley, as Harsin and company will work this week to decide Auburn's starting QB for Saturday, after Bo Nix was benched for Finley late in the third quarter in the win over Georgia State. Auburn went 3-1 in its nonconference slate, with its only loss coming at now-No. 4 Penn State. Special thanks to the staff at our LSU site, Geaux247, for supplying a transcript of Orgeron's weekly press conference Monday. Here's what LSU's head coach had to say about Auburn, the matchup Saturday night (8 p.m. CST, ESPN) and welcoming Finley back to his home state. "Onto Auburn, what a great night Saturday night. Can't wait, 8 o'clock Tiger Stadium. We've had some battles with Auburn. It's always a great game and it's going to be another great game. On offense, West Coast style. It's 21 personnel, 11 personnel, 12 personnel. Going to see two backs in the backfield, we haven't seen that in a while. Play two tight ends on the line of scrimmage so good ol' fashioned football. I don't blame them. They have two great running backs. "Tank Bigsby and Jarquez Hunter. We recruited Tank, he runs low. He breaks tackles. Jarquez Hunter is a freshman running back averaging 10.6 yards per carry. Both quarterbacks are very capable. Bo Nix, who we know about, and TJ that came in there and what a tremendous job he did to win the game. Made some tremendous plays. As we know, TJ is a great young man, great young quarterback. He looks like he's having a lot of success there and we're happy for him. "On defense, Auburn always has a great defensive line. They're a 4-2-5. They have seven starters returning, only giving 15 points per game, only 99 rushing per game, which is excellent, especially the teams that they've played. Roger McCreary is an experienced cornerback. T.D. Moultry is an experienced defensive end. Leads the team in sacks with 3 and Leota at defensive end, 95. They have big defensive tackles that can move. Very, very experienced defense, a tough defense to run the ball against and a lot of speed. A lot of speed on special teams. Very explosive." "We've got to stick together. Obviously, block out the noise. We can't listen to all that. The people that control our destiny are the people in that room. We know we had to look at what we had to get fixed. "First of all, I had to look at myself and we had to dig in. This is what we're doing well, this is what we're not doing well. We have a saying around here, 'We attack problems, not people.' Let's get to the problems, get to the solution and fix it and chip away one game at a time and a take another step. Look at the schedule one game at a time and take another step. Here's our next step this week, we've got to follow the same approach." "Not yet. We haven't heard anything yet. He's going to see a doctor this week. He has not seen the doctor so it's still the same right now." "First of all, T.J. came and talked to me like a man in my office. He didn't want to leave, he was crying. LSU meant a lot to him and I knew that, but it was a decision that was made that was best for him and so he left. He looks like he's doing well so we wish him the best, not obviously against us, but hey, T.J.'s always going to be a part of our family. He's from Ponchatoula, he's got a great family, so hey, after the game we're going to shake hands. ... We wish him the very best and I hope he does very well and we're going to shake his hand after the game." "I watched a play with Tank this morning against Penn State, it seemed like he broke about six tackles coming downhill. He runs very low. I'm a big fan of Tank. I tried to recruit Tank here, love him, he came on a visit, great young man. I know his family. I think he's an excellent running back. He runs with low pad level, he runs north and south. We're going to have to tackle. We have to get lower than him. We have to gang tackle him. He poses a problem. He's a really good running back and a really good young man." "I don't think so. Not at all. I think that you have to run the football. There are some things we can do to help our offense, but I think we need to find a way to run the football. We have some great backs. We need to find something in the run game that can give us some relief that we're not always throwing the football." "They're running the ball downhill, they're running the ball inside and they're coming at you. They're breaking tackles. They're trying to knock people off the ball. Their defensive line is playing low, playing with great technique. They're only giving up 99 yards per game. That shows some toughness. We all know Auburn has good athletes, a lot of speed, always have great linemen and great running backs. They got them." "Just have to have a plan. Have to see what Bo does well and what T.J. does well. I don't think the run game is going to change with either of them. I don't think the pass protection is going to change. They may move one quarterback a little bit more than the other, but I think it's more of a throwing style. Obviously, we know very well how TJ throws the ball, which is excellent. He has a cannon for an arm. We know Bo's throwing style so I think it's more or less what type of passing game they're going to have with both of those guys. I think that's the biggest difference." ">247Sports

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it was stated when harsin and company got here that our kids had no fundamentals. most of the board even says our oline| is not that good so what makes you think they can do any better in a different blocking scheme? same way when run blocking versus pass blocking. they struggle to pass bock altho they do get some run blocking. harsoi cannot perform miracles his first year. hell gus left us what seven or eight tight ends? i get your frustration but you have to give the man time. he deserves two or three years just like we give everyone else to get his program running. i want to win but now but it is what it is. the man is a winner so give him a chance.

most people that strive to be the best have huge ego's and frankly you have to in this day and time because people will eat your lunch. the same with musicians. you have a bad night you have to have the stones to get back out there and do it again. i think bo thinks he has enough tools to win and he wants a chance to get back out there and prove it again. bo needed to sit. maybe he improves. if harsin is one of those that will not let a player lose a starting job if they get hurt then bo will be qb saturday. and this is the reason i think bo will start. me? tj deserves a chance to start.

i wonder how much of that talent arkie has are chads guys grown up? i think it is too early to freak out. harsin was left with some talent and very little in others. you cannot blame a first year coach for the oline tanking. he had to run some off which is normal that does not see eye to eye with the way he wants to do things. everyone says our dline is too small. i just do not think you change how a line reforms in one year. the oline is better than they were so there is some coaching being done. i feel bad for corn but we do not know if he was told to straighten them out or lose his job ahead of him being fired. so mr quiet i went a hell of a long way around the block to say i agree................lol

how we moved up after that first half shocks me. i guess it was the typical "gutsy ending" or something of that nature.

Auburn moves up in AP, coaches polls ahead of SEC opener By Tom Green | tgreen@al.com 2-3 minutes Sep 24, 2021; Auburn, AL, USA; Elijah Canion (17) reaches for the ball between Auburn and Georgia State at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Todd Van Emst/AU AthleticsTodd Van Emst/AU Athletics Auburn is on the rise heading into SEC play after it narrowly avoided a catastrophic loss to Georgia State. Auburn moved up one spot in both the AP and coaches polls released Sunday. The Tigers checked in at No. 22 in each poll after being ranked 23rd following a Week 3 loss to Penn State. The team’s rise was somewhat of a surprise after it needed a second-half rally to complete a come-from-behind 34-24 win against Georgia State, a Sun Belt opponent, on homecoming. The Tigers (3-1) rallied from a 12-point halftime deficit thanks to a second-half defensive turnaround and late 98-yard touchdown drive led by backup quarterback T.J. Finley, who found Shedrick Jackson for the 10-yard go-ahead touchdown on fourth-and-9 with 45 seconds left. It was hardly the prettiest or most impressive performance from Auburn, but it was a gutsy one for first-year coach Bryan Harsin and his team. Now Auburn will head into SEC play with a road trip to LSU next weekend for the first of eight consecutive conference games to close out the regular season. Auburn has not won in Death Valley since 1999, and the team enters the game as a four-point underdog. Auburn is one of seven SEC teams ranked in this week’s AP poll, which includes No. 1 Alabama, No. 2 Georgia, No. 8 Arkansas, No. 10 Florida, No. 12 Ole Miss and No. 15 Texas A&M. Five of the six SEC teams ahead of Auburn are on the Tigers’ SEC slate this season, with Alabama, Georgia and Ole Miss coming to Jordan-Hare Stadium and road trips to Arkansas and Texas A&M also on the schedule. The Tigers were one of eight SEC teams ranked in the coaches poll, with the aforementioned six ahead of them and Kentucky (4-0) checking in one spot behind Auburn at No. 23 this week. Tom Green is an Auburn beat reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Tomas_Verde.

Anders Carlson moves up to second on all-time field goals in Auburn history 9/26/2021, 9:00am 4-5 minutes Auburn vs. Alabama State 9/11/21 Auburn kicker Anders Carlson moved up to second all time in field goals made on Saturday against Georgia State. After going 4-for-5 on field goals for the night, his career total is now at 62. Anders’ four field goals were the only points Auburn scored in the first half. “We wouldn’t be in this ballgame if it wasn’t for Anders.” said quarterback T.J. Finley. Wes Byrum, who played from 2007-2010, was previously second on the list with 60 field goals made. Anders is now only behind his brother, Daniel, for the school record, which is set at 92. Anders also moved up to third all time in school history for total points with 321 in his career. He passed John Vaughn, who had 312 career points. Daniel also owns this school record, with 480 points of his own. Anders’ longest field goal of the night was a 45 yarder in the second quarter. Before missing a 40-yard attempt in the third, he had made 16 consecutive attempts, a personal record. Postgame, head coach Bryan Harsin was quick to point out Carlson's contribution to their win. "We have a great kicker." Harsin said. "One of the best in the nation, if not the best." Sign up for our newsletter Get The Plainsman straight to your inbox. Do you like this story? The Plainsman doesn't accept money from tuition or student fees, and we don't charge a subscription fee. But you can donate to support The Plainsman. Support The Plainsman Dylan Fox | Sports Writer

collegeandmagnolia.com ABOUT LAST NIGHT: #23 Auburn 34, Georgia State 24 JackCondon 6-8 minutes Good lord, y’all. I didn’t think that we’d end non-conference play with something that was more stressful than the visit to State College last week, BUT AUBURN HAD OTHER IDEAS. Enjoy that, and brew on the thought that we’ve officially entered fall, so the Tigers decided to concoct some sort of pre-Halloween potion to make 2021 the weirdest year they could imagine. How else would we go from the murderous efficiency we saw against Akron, to the deadly precision of the third quarter against Alabama State, to coming within a hair of beating Penn State at their place, to what we saw yesterday? Auburn fell behind 24-12 yesterday at halftime before coming back to win 34-24. The final score will betray how close it was, with TJ Finley spelling Bo Nix after the latter’s ineffective play at quarterback and leading the game-winning drive. Not only did he lead the game-winning drive, but he threw the winning touchdown on 4th and 9 from around the Georgia State 11, had to scramble away from two defenders, and threw on the run to a leaping Shedrick Jackson in the end zone. It wasn’t the least stressful 4th down play you could imagine. So with the way the team looked on both sides of the ball in the first half, and the defense getting gashed by a dude whose first name is Tucker, to... oh, I don’t know, FIRING YOUR RECEIVERS COACH AFTER FOUR GAMES... ...WE’LL GET THERE, I PROMISE. But first, let’s answer our Burning Questions from the game preview article yesterday: BURNING QUESTIONS (ANSWERED): Which Bo Nix will we see? HA. We saw one that has regressed back to what we witnessed last year. He went 13-27 for 156 yards on the day before getting pulled in the third quarter. Now, 13 completions for 156 yards isn’t horrible, but he was throwing off of his back foot, rocketing balls where they needed touch, and overthrowing guys constantly. We’ve proven thus far that we don’t have the receivers to throw to a catch radius, but Bo didn’t seem to learn that yet. However, maybe after the firing today of wide receivers coach Cornelius Williams, it was less on him than we thought. Will Derek Mason show the ability to adapt during the game? I hate that we even had to ask this question, but apparently it was a good one. Auburn got rinsed in the first half by the GSU rushing attack, and couldn’t track down quarterback Darren Grainger to save their lives. After halftime, however, the defense pitched a shutout and gave up only 85 total yards. Apparently that had nothing to do with scheme and everything with the space between ear holes. So, no Mason didn’t show any adaptation, and Auburn Twitter was calling for him to get canned mid-game during that first half. What kind of a team comes out of the tunnel? ONE THAT DIDN’T SEEM TO CARE ONE BIT. I know that you’re probably a little let down after Penn State, and trying to look ahead to a game that many Auburn fans need to win for some sanity next week in LSU, but Auburn shouldn’t have been sniffed by Georgia State. Never should’ve been a game. They didn’t care, and it showed. Gross. It was gross. Let’s start with the most pressing matter — the quarterback situation. It would be some Auburn dynamic to have TJ Finley go into Baton Rouge and beat the Tigers, his former team, thus breaking the 22 year winless streak in Death Valley. We learned some things about Bryan Harsin yesterday. Namely, he’s not afraid to tell you that you’re sucking and sit you down for a bit. Bo Nix got basically one shot after a first half that produced zero touchdowns, and when he didn’t produce to start the second half, Finley was sent in. I was reminded of the 2007 Mississippi State game (that we lost), when Brandon Cox could not figure out how to throw the ball to the blue jerseys and Kodi Burns got to come in. His first play was a two yard quarterback draw and the stadium went absolutely nuts. Finley was pretty good, though. He led the one offensive touchdown drive of the game, and converted some plays by using his legs to extend the action and find open receivers. There was one shot when Finley came into the game and he completed a pass (late third quarter I believe, his first completion to Capers) and the camera caught Ro Torrence (I think) on the sideline absolutely losing his s*** with excitement. It was clear that the sideline enjoyed the pump that Finley brought into the game. If I had to guess, I would say that Nix gets back into the starting spot before the end of the season, because I think he truly is our best shot to win the most games, but Harsin showed that he’s not afraid to pull a guy having a rough day. Speaking of rough days, Georgia State didn’t seem to be afraid of our receivers one bit yesterday, and well, maybe that was part of the reason that we don’t have an actual wide receivers coach at this moment. Cornelius Williams was fired today after just four games in the position, and there’s no definite word on why this happened, but rumors abound that it was due to an altercation of some sort due to the receivers not playing up to scratch so far this season. Whatever details lie in that vague description are still up for debate and may stay under wraps for the time being, This is multi-faceted, however. One, it underscores Harsin’s intolerance for people not doing their job. Williams had to be not holding his players accountable for mistakes and not coming down on them if they showed up unprepared or didn’t know the assignments, and Harsin took offense to that. Get on board, or get out. Unfortunately, unless the real story gets out, others will paint this as a picture against Auburn in recruiting, coaching hires, etc. Harsin hasn’t gotten the equity yet to be able to do that to someone without some consequences. I really have no idea what to expect when we hit the road and head to Baton Rouge next week. Auburn would do something like come out and play like maniacs and end the streak with Finley at quarterback, but would also do something like fart around and look like the team is falling apart while extending that losing streak. Next week is an enormous matchup now, with the way the rest of the schedule is shaping up. Georgia looks fantastic, Arkansas and Ole Miss are borderline top ten good, and we still have A&M and Alabama. Auburn has to beat LSU for this to be a somewhat successful season, because we might not have many other wins down the stretch if we can’t get one this coming Saturday. for the record this was not on tigerland yesterday

Who is Eric Kiesau, Auburn's new receivers coach? ByNathan King 4-5 minutes Bryan Harsin has been harping on the execution issues of Auburn’s wide receivers since the spring. Apparently, the extensiveness of the position group's problems was dire. Harsin on Sunday afternoon fired his receivers coach, Cornelius Williams, four games into the job, sources close to the situation told Auburn Undercover. The move was made for performance-related reasons, as Auburn’s receiving corps has been one of the weakest links of the team in the young stages of the season. Auburn lead offensive analyst and former Boise State offensive coordinator Eric Kiesau is taking over the role of receivers coach for Harsin, Auburn Undercover learned Sunday. Kiesau joined Auburn’s support staff in February and was by Williams’ side helping to coach receivers in practice since the spring. A former quarterback at Portland State, Kiesau’s coaching career began in 2000 at Utah State, where he spent two seasons as running backs coach, then receivers coach. He then found a home at Cal, where he spent the next four years coaching receivers under head coach Jeff Tedford. At Cal, Kiesau mentored two of the top five most productive wideouts in program history: Geoff McArthur and Desean Jackson. Kiesau parlayed his successful stint as an assistant into an offensive coordinator position at Colorado in 2009, where Kiesau was on the same staff with current Auburn strength coach Jeff Pitman. Kiesau coached just two seasons with the Buffs before he was replaced by Eric Bieniemy, now one of the most proven OCs in the NFL with the Kansas City Chiefs. Kiesau went back to Cal for one year, reprising his role as receivers coach. Then-Washington head coach Steve Sarkisian plucked Kiesau as his offensive coordinator in 2012. The Huskies had the second-best total offense in the Pac-12 under his direction in 2013 — led by one of Kiesau’s pupils, now-NFL receiver Jaydon Mickens — but Kiesau was left behind when Sarkisian took the job at USC. He made a quick stop in 2014 coaching receivers at Kansas, where he was also tabbed with the role of interim offensive coordinator for the Jayhawks’ last five games. For the second straight season, Kiesau was not retained when a new head coach was hired in 2015 (David Beaty). He took on a reduced role as an analyst at Alabama in 2015, winning a national championship as part of Nick Saban’s staff. The jumpstart at Alabama made Kiesau a desirable name again, as Fresno State hired him as its offensive coordinator in 2016. The program fired head coach Tim DeRuyter with four games left in the regular season and tabbed Kiesau as its interim head coach. The Bulldogs went 0-4 under Kiesau to end the year. That’s where Harsin came in and added Kiesau to his Boise State staff in 2017 to coach receivers. Kiesau was the Broncos’ co-offensive coordinator in 2019 before becoming Harsin’s full-time OC and quarterbacks coach in 2020. Kiesau mentored three different All-Mountain West receivers in as many seasons coaching the position for Harsin. In his career, he’s held the title of receivers coach for 14 years, and has experience as an offensive assistant in some capacity at seven different programs. Williams in January signed a two-year, $600,000 contract with Auburn, according to a copy of the deal provided to Auburn Undercover in March via an open records request. Per the terms of his contract, Williams is owed the remainder of his pay through a buyout by Auburn, though the figure will be mitigated by the salary of whatever coaching job Williams takes next. Williams, 33, spent the previous six seasons as Troy, his alma mater, as receivers coach. A graduate of Hoover High School, Williams also has coaching stops at UAB, Jacksonville State, Murray State and UNA. 35COMMENTS *** Subscribe to Auburn Undercover for the latest news and intel, podcasts, recruiting coverage and more ***

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Auburn fires first-year WR coach Cornelius Williams By AuburnUndercover.com Staff7 hrs 247 Highlights: Georgia State at No. 23 Auburn AUBURN, Alabama--Auburn has fired first-year wide receivers coach Cornelius Williams four games into the 2021 football season, sources close to the situation confirmed to Auburn Undercover and Inside the Auburn Tigers on Sunday afternoon. Williams, who was previously the receivers coach at Troy, was hired by Bryan Harsin in January with a contract worth $600,000 over two years. According to a copy of the contract provided to Auburn Undercover via a records request in March, Williams is owed a buyout of the remainder of his deal, though the total amount will be mitigated if Williams takes another college coaching job. Offensive analyst Eric Kiesau, who was hired by Harsin in the offseason after serving as his offensive coordinator at Boise State from 2019-20, will take over as receivers' coach, according to informed sources. Auburn's wide receivers have been inconsistent at best over the past two weeks as they try to transition to a new offensive system and more expected of them at the position. The Tigers are having to replace all three starters from a season ago and did not have a single returning receiver with double digit career receptions heading into the season. With drops and miscommunications a big issue in Auburn's passing game, the Tigers scored only one offensive touchdown in a 34-24 win over Georgia State over the weekend. As a coach on multiple teams that put up strong offensive numbers, Williams made the move to Auburn from his alma mater, Troy University, where he coached wide receivers the past six seasons. Last year his group finished with receiving games of 100 or more yards 11 times, breaking the previous school record of seven. His 2020 receivers helped the Trojans tie the school record for 500-yard offensive performances with six while scoring at least 35 points in eight games, the fourth highest total in Sun Belt Conference history. He was part of four conference championship teams at Troy. Williams also coached wide receivers on teams at Murray State, Jacksonville State and UAB that put up impressive offensive numbers with the receivers a big part of the equation. When making the hire, Harsin said, "Cornelius is a great fit for the staff we are assembling. He is a strong teacher of the game on the field and has been developing recruiting ties in Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi during his time at Troy. As a Birmingham native, and his state of Alabama roots, he understands what Auburn football is all about and the type of player and high character individuals we want bring in and develop. I’m excited to see his energy and passion for the game guide our wide receiver." As a coach at Troy his receivers earned All-Sun Belt honors 14 times. He played on four state championship teams at Hoover High School where he set single-season records for receptions (77) and receiving yardage (1,300). He earned All-State honors as a senior. In his first season as a coach at South Alabama that team finished 10-0. Williams was a four-year letterman at Troy from 2006-09 and helped lead the Trojans to three bowls and a 26-3 Sun Belt record. He finished his collegiate career with 63 receptions for 764 yards and seven touchdowns. At Jacksonville State he helped the Gamecocks reach the FCS quarter-finals with one of his players, Josh Badge, earning Freshman All-America honors. In his one season at Murray State the team led the Ohio Valley Conference in scoring and receiving yards. At UAB a receiver he coached, J.J. Nelson, was a fifth round draft pick by Arizona. In 2018 Damion Willis produced 213 receiving yards vs. Louisiana, the second highest total in Troy history. He coached Deondre Douglas, who earned All-Sun Belt honors three times. Another receiver he coached, Emanuel Thompson, led he Sun Belt in receptions in 2016 with 80. 247COMMENTS Cornelius Williams Coaching Background: 2010 graduate assistant, South Alabama; 2011, wide receivers coach, Murray State; 2012, wide receivers coach, North Alabama; 2013, wide receivers coach, Jacksonville State; 2014, wide receivers coach, UAB; 2015-18, wide receivers coach, Troy; 2019-20, passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach, Troy Auburn Undercover is updating this story. Check back soon for additional information.

What Georgia State coach Shawn Elliott said after loss to Auburn By Tom Green | tgreen@al.com 3-4 minutes Georgia State head coach Shawn Elliott talks with an official during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Auburn Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021, in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)AP Shawn Elliott had his team positioned to win a second game against an SEC opponent on the road in the last three seasons. Georgia State couldn’t finish the job, though, squandering a 12-point second-half lead in a 34-24 loss to Auburn on Saturday. The Tigers rallied in the second half, with backup quarterback T.J. Finley stepping in and delivering the go-ahead touchdown with 45 seconds left, while Auburn’s defense turned things around in the second half and suffocated Georgia State -- culminating with Smoke Monday’s pick-six to seal the game in the waning seconds. Here’s what Elliott had to say about the game: SHAWN ELLIOTT, Georgia State head coach Opening Statement… “First of all, I want to say congratulations to Auburn. Certainly, the name of the game is to come out of this thing winners, and they did. I think our football team played one unbelievable contest. They played as hard as they could and faced adversity, but they fought and clawed. It’s amazing that it comes down to a fourth-down play. We got amazing pressure on the quarterback right there; but we lost containment on the backside, and he delivered the game-winning touchdown with 30 seconds left in the game. “I could not be prouder of our football team. The wins are about them and their faces. I don’t do a whole lot. I was disappointed when I walked in the locker room because I saw a team that had given everything they had and came up on the short end. It’s a disappointing feeling. Sports can rip you apart. That was a tough one to lose tonight. Like I said, Auburn’s got a really good football team, and they came out on top. We will bounce back though because we have a good football team as well. We had a tough non-conference schedule. “Now we open conference play. We have got to gain great confidence from coming down here and playing so well. It’s a hard deal though when you lose the way we did. We are going to regroup and refocus and have good intentions. We have to be ready to play Appalachian State next Saturday at our place.” On the late replay review of a John Samuel Shenker catch that went in Auburn’s favor... “They had a little bit of help on that review where the ball was incomplete. It should have been put back on the 30-yard line. But you know when you play in the SEC you got to take the hits. And they gave us a real gut punch on that call. So we appreciate that.”

al.com Auburn opens as road underdog against LSU By Tom Green | tgreen@al.com 2-3 minutes Auburn quarterback TJ Finley (1) runs off the field after the win over Georgia State in an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021, in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)AP Auburn will be a road underdog in its first SEC game of the Bryan Harsin era. LSU opened as a four-point favorite against Auburn for next weekend’s game in Death Valley, according to VegasInsider.com. The two teams will meet at 8 p.m. Saturday in LSU’s Tiger Stadium, with the game airing on ESPN. Auburn (3-1) is coming off a thrilling, if not alarming, 34-24 comeback win against Georgia State to close out its nonconference slate. LSU also sits at 3-1 and is coming off its third straight win since a season-opening loss at UCLA. Ed Orgeron’s team opened SEC play with a 28-25 road win against Mississippi State. Auburn will also head into the game with a question at quarterback after former LSU transfer T.J. Finley relieved third-year starter Bo Nix in the third quarter against Georgia State and led the team’s late rally. Now Auburn will get its opportunity for its first SEC win, as well as its first road win, under Harsin. Auburn has not won a game in Baton Rouge, La., since 1999 -- the infamous Cigar Game -- and has lost 10 straight road games in the rivalry since then. Saturday’s matchup will be the 56th all-time meeting between the two SEC West foes. LSU leads the all-time series, 31-23-1, with Auburn winning the most recent game, 48-11, last season while setting the series mark for largest margin of victory. Tom Green is an Auburn beat reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Tomas_Verde.

this is why refs do not get a lot of respect. they make a bad call and it hurts someone and theydo not clean it up. there was a ref that was a huge turd fan and he made a bunch of bad calls and fans rejoiced when he retired. i bet some on here know his name still.

angry? not me. just tired of your bull. but hey keep on lying about stuff and discredit yourself more. i am feeling fine and i have no reason to lie about squat. but keep trying winky. most people do not or will not go toe to toe with you. the reasons you think that is laughable.

now you are just lying about bo and about being hurt. see? neither of those is true you just pulled that out of your azz. so now we know you are a liar as well as a douche. nice look winky.

i am not hurt winky. i just see through you and a smart guy like you should understand that. now you just deflect. and i do not take up for you because you bring most of it on yourself. and saying you do not know what i am talking about is a lie. ok i am going to binge yellowstone. and by the way you never finished your tj stuff with me.

i stand by what i said. you can act dumb all you want but i know better. your problem is you think folks on here are stupid. they are not. they just do not want to argue with you. i on the other hand will do this all day. be honest with yourself. remember the person braggin on you and he gave you a wink and you cleaned his clock?what do you call that winky boy? the man stood with you and you dissed him. that is the kind of crap you do on the regular. in fact when i see you pop up i think there is ol winky boy. it does not feel good getting called out like you do with folks does it?

i am tired of you making people look like jerks who come on here to have fun. it runs people off. and if you keep the look how smart i am crap you turn people off. other people bragging about you is gold. you bragging about yourself is old. if you are good you do not have to tell people you are. and you cannot wait until someone says something you can jump on. get me? wink wink

and again you would be wrong. you start most of the crap and i see it every single day or very close. but keep on living in that dream world.

you hunt down people you think you can belittle and it is a bad look. your look at me i am so much smarter is a drag. especially when you treat others bad in your snarky little comments. and trust me i do not have to tell the mods sh*t. they pay close attention to you. you have had to back up twice that i know of on here because you keep wanting to pick fights. you are not there yet but you have gotten a little better. and for the record i saw through your tj post to me which by the way you never finished because i did not give you the answer you wanted. you think you are the football whisperer but i think you are a jackass.

so tell me why we are sad?

it is a little early to pull the plug. he deserves the chance to bring in his type players. i think harsin is pretty bright and i believe he understands it means more. he had it made and he wanted the chance to play for a natty. and gus left some great talent in some areas and average in others. it is a work in progress. the thing is if you do not give a coach a fair chance how many big time coaches want to come coach here? we already have the rep of folks trying to meddle with the team from the money guys anyway.