In their first year of the post-Gus Malzahn era, the Auburn Tigers’ offense has taken a step forward from their rough 2020, but are little behind most of Malzahn’s offenses in the years prior. They’re averaging 30 points per game, which is just a shade above average across all of college football.
Harsin hired an offensive coordinator that should be a familiar name: Mike Bobo. The veteran OC designed the pro-style offenses for Mark Richt at Georgia for years before Kirby Smart took over. Bobo’s offenses back then generally featured two dynamic running backs and a whole lot of playaction passing.