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Auburn defense's ‘next-play’ mentality carries over in win against Baylor

The Auburn Tigers defense may not have always looked pretty in the season opener, but one thing is for certain—the ability to make plays that showed up in 2025 has not wavered in 2026.
September 7, 2026
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While it was a couple of late touchdowns that were the makings of the season opener being a classic, it was the defense that was certainly the defining trait of the night in Atlanta on Saturday.

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Auburn took down Baylor in a one-possession thriller, a type of game that Hugh Freeze only had two wins of in his time as the head coach. The reason he was in those games though—DJ Durkin’s defense.

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