WACO, Texas -- Facing a fourth quarter fourth-and-1 on the road, Auburn coach Hugh Freeze weighed his options. A 44-yard field goal would push the lead out to two scores. A first down would, almost assuredly, end the game against Baylor .

On the sidelines, freshman quarterback Deuce Knight got in Freeze's ear: Why not give the ball to your best playmaker and see what happens? So Freeze put in the call.

Quarterback Jackson Arnold , in his first start as a Tiger, took the snap. He ran an RPO jet sweep with receiver Eric Singleton, but, seeing Baylor's linebackers over-pursue in the direction of the speedy Singleton, Arnold kept the ball and broke through untouched for a game-sealing 27-yard touchdown. The exclamation point capped off a 38-24 win against Baylor, a statement victory

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