The bye week was great and had perfect timing for Matt Luke’s squad to get recovered and refreshed for this week’s road matchup against Gus Malzahn and the No. 11 Auburn Tigers. But, they will need more than a few positive injury reports to be able to break through Kevin Steele’s defense.
The Rebel offense has been a bit of a conundrum of sorts this season despite being at the top of the Southeastern Conference in rushing and having three dudes in the huddle who can break it for six at any time. The back-and-forth of John Rhys Plumlee and Matt Corral at quarterback combined with the inability to be balanced with one or the other on the field has really handcuffed Rich Rodriguez.