First Call | Auburn Just Won a Game It Would Have LOST the Last 5 Years

The Auburn Daily Network · Sep 7, 2026 · 22m

Auburn is 1-0.

And maybe the biggest takeaway from the win over Baylor isn't how Auburn played.

It's HOW Auburn won.

Because this feels like a game Auburn would have found a way to lose over the last several years.

We've seen it too many times.

Auburn gets into a close game.

Something goes wrong late.

A turnover happens.

A drive stalls.

The defense can't make the final stop.

And somehow Auburn walks away wondering how it let another game slip away.

That didn't happen against Baylor.

With the game tied 10-10, Auburn's offense had to make a play.

It did.

Byrum Brown and the Tigers went down the…