The first half really was Auburn's season in microcosm. There were some great plays. There were some very questionable play calls. There were a lot of field goals. Unfortunately, Auburn came up short on one of them from 48 yards, but going into half down only one score is way more than anyone expected for this game.
Plays were there for the Tigers in the first half. Jovon Robinson was gaining chunks of yards, but for some reason Auburn kept going away from him. On 3rd and 2, he opted to throw it deep rather than run it late in the 1st half.