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Football. 'His moment': Peyton Barber rushes through for Auburn

By Charles Goldberg
AuburnTigers.com

ATLANTA, Ga. u2015 Peyton Barber was telling the story on how he had some questions leading up to Saturday's game, so, to make sure he was on the right track, he texted his head coach and…

Gus Malzahn interrupted the story to clarify about the timing of this text.

"Midnight," Malzahn said with a smile.

Maybe the timing of the Auburn running back was a little suspect leading up to the season-opener, but his timing was impeccable Saturday. He came off the bench to rush for 115 yards, including 95 in the second half, to help Auburn beat Louisville 31-24.