3 Things We've Learned About Auburn Football In Fall Camp

We're under two weeks away from the start of the 2015 college football season, which means it's time to assess the goings-on with the Auburn football team and get a sense of where the program is headed once fall camp officially comes to a close. Here's 3 Things We've Learned About Auburn Football In Fall Camp.

The offense is picking up steam

Auburn's defense absolutely dominated the offense during the first week of fall camp, but the tune's changed then. Head coach Gus Malzahn is happy with what he's seeing from the unit.

"The emphasis was a little more throwing than it was [during Monday's scrimmage]," Malzahn said recently, via James Crepea of AL.com. "I think it was more close today. I think there was some good things on defense and I think the offense came out and executed and performed better."

There's more emphasis on passing

According to Crepea, "close to 65-70 percent" of Auburn's 100 plays in the scrimmage were passes, which is a much higher percentage than what they've ever run under Malzahn. That high percentage of passes "could be a signal of things to come for Auburn with an established pocket presence like Johnson," according to Bleacher Report's Justin Ferguson. 

" @_sam_butler: Emphasis was more on throwing than it was before. 65-70% passes." https://t.co/LCFXbubn2F

— WarRoomEagle (@WarRoomEagle) August 15, 2015

RB competition down to two?

What was a four-man running back competition is now down to two, running backs coach Tim Horton told Brandon Marcello of AL.com.

"Right now I would say that Roc Thomas and Peyton Barber have earned the right to play and so they're both going to play. Now, who is going to be in there first, I couldn't tell you to be honest. I don't know that's really important, but both of those guys have earned that right and they'll both play."

Auburn could also utilize a committee in the backfield, splitting carries between Thomas and Barber with some extra carries tacked on for the rest of the team's depth.

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