AUBURN — It only took three quarters, but Auburn football eventually pulled out an expected blowout victory against Group of 5 foe Ball State on Sept. 6, beating the Cardinals 42-3 to begin its 2025 with two consecutive wins.

After dropping 38 points on the road against Baylor the week prior, Auburn eventually matched that number with a fourth-quarter rushing touchdown from UConn transfer Durell Robinson Jr. The 54-yard scamper was an exclamation point, but it wasn't indicative of the Tigers' evening, as much of the night felt like an offense working through its kinks with SEC play weeks away.

It was a different story for Auburn's defense, however, which went from a porous effort in its season-opening victory over Baylor last week to holding Ball State under the century mark with

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