Final: Auburn 37, UT Martin 20

Interesting game. Not a great performance by Auburn, but a win nonetheless. When you've lost four straight, that's all you can ask for.

Pretty impressive performance by Kodi Burns, who looks like he gets a little better each game. It's hard to figure out why he was kept off the field for so long this year.

Anyway, here's a preview of tomorrow's lede. I'll blog some more about it tomorrow when we follow up with head coach Tommy Tuberville.

By Andy Bitter
abitter@ledger-enquirer.com

AUBURN, Ala. – A familiar feeling overcame Kodi Burns in the third quarter Saturday, shortly after Tennessee-Martin, a Football Championship Subdivision school, pulled even with a lackadaisical Auburn.

Nauseating describes it best.

“I was just sick of seeing this,” the quarterback said. “It’s the same story every week. I was just sick of seeing it and didn’t want to see it again.”

Burns made sure the Tigers’ season didn’t sink any lower, running for a career-high 158 yards and scoring two touchdowns in Auburn’s sometimes-shaky 37-20 win.

It was Auburn’s first win since Sept. 27, a streak of 42 days. The Tigers avoided their first five-game losing streak since 1999.

“It was great to sing the Auburn fight song again,” running back Ben Tate said.