By Jeff Shearer
AuburnTigers.com
AUBURN, Ala. - Auburn defensive coordinator Kevin Steele, whose unit ranked seventh nationally in scoring last year, made it clear the Tigers are starting over this season, albeit with a head start.
"Last year was last year," Steele said Tuesday after Auburn's second preseason practice. "It has very little to do with this year in terms of the process. Experience? Yes. You don't have to cover things they've seen before very much because they've got it.
"From the intellectual part, there is some carryover.