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The first two weeks of the 2021 Auburn football schedule were designed to be confidence-building weeks ahead of a critical non-conference collision with Penn State at Beaver Stadium in Happy Valley, PA next weekend.
Consider confidence built.
Week One against Akron was a coming-out party for Bryan Harsin’s new offense, which saw Bo Nix frequently target TEs and air the ball out to great success. Tank Bigsby did Tank Bigsby things, and Jarquez Hunter shined in his freshman-year debut.
Week Two saw early struggles, with the Alabama State defense being up to the task and preventing the Tigers from scoring a touchdown in their first two drives.