Clemson Holds off Auburn. (grading the Auburn/Clemson game.)

The defense looked very good.(Photo by Brynn Anderson, AP)

War Eagle everybody. It’s time now for the Acid Reign Report on Auburn’s 19-13 loss to the Clemson Tigers on opening night at Jordan Hare Stadium. It was a tall order to host the second best team in the country in the first game, but I give the Auburn players credit for fighting on the entire game, through frustrating circumstances. I know I was livid, at a number of points during this game, thanks to mind-boggling decisions from the sideline.

I’ll start with the good things in this game. Auburn had a heck of a defensive performance. We’ve been waiting for linebackers to know where their gap is for years, and make tackles. This year’s…