Thirty-one points, 337 total yards and a 16-point margin of victory against a Sun Belt team won’t get people fired up.

But for Auburn, who’s now 3-0 for just the second time in seven seasons, it was enough. It was enough to springboard the Tigers into an SEC opener that those both in and outside the building believe they can win.

“Man, happy to be 3-0,” said Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze. “I just think South Alabama is a solid football team. We’ve got a lot we can obviously improve on.”

The win over South Alabama wasn’t a game in which Auburn flexed its muscles or made any sort of statement. The Tigers won 31-15, failing to cover the 24.5-point spread, but never letting the game get close enough to put the result into question.

A big reason why Auburn couldn’t pull away and make it a

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