The Opening Drive: Auburn at Mississippi State

AUBURN, Ala. – To get to Tiger Walk at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi, two and a half hours before kickoff at 11 a.m., Auburn will be up before sunrise Saturday morning in Tupelo.

“This is as early of a start with a legit travel and a bus ride in the morning,” Auburn coach Alex Golesh said. “Having the right intent, the right focus, the right detail, the right energy level to go start fast.”

In Auburn’s two most recent SEC victories over top-ranked Georgia and Arkansas, the Tigers overcame double-digit deficits. Hence, Golesh’s hope for a fast start against Mississippi State on Saturday.

“They've not allowed people to run it and that's literally the entire schedule,” Golesh…