The point of the option offense is for the quarterback to have just that - an option: to run or to pitch. For redshirt freshman starting quarterback Shai Werts, neither choice was appealing at Auburn on Saturday.
The Tigers' front seven shut down the Eagles' running game, blanketing running backs Wesley Fields and L.A. Ramsby, along with Werts, en route to a 41-7 victory at Jordan-Hare Stadium.
First half
The Georgia Southern offense could get almost nothing going in the first half, with 23 rushes for only 33 yards, including a 25-yard scamper by Werts that accounted for the over two-thirds of the of the total GS first-half yardage.