Blake Anderson and Gus Malzahn rose to their positions thanks to their offense. But they will meet tonight on the grass at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala., searching for answers on that side of the ball.
Auburn lost its season opener to No. 2 Clemson last week when Malzahn alternated three different quarterbacks. ASU lost to Toledo when an offense led by a quarterback who arrived on campus in June sputtered to 226 total yards.
The coaches, who have won conference titles and set school records by running their own versions of Spread systems, are trying to find their offensive identities.