Auburn offense finds identity in blowout win over Arkansas

Life in the rough-and-tumble SEC West usually means hard-fought, close games decided by the smallest of margins, often turning on just a few plays. That was not the case at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday night, where No. 21 Auburn had no trouble with No. 17 Arkansas, coasting to a 56–3 rout to improve to 3–1 in the division after an off-season of speculation about Guz Malzahn’s job status.

The running game was the key for the resurgent Tigers. Three different backs—Kamryn Pettway and wide receivers Eli Stove and Stanton Truitt—scored touchdowns in the first quarter to put Auburn up 21–0, and the team cruised from there, with the Razorbacks unable to stop the opposition on the ground or…