Tray Matthews Could Be the Key to Auburn's Secondary Success

How many guesses would you need to correctly pick which team tied with Ole Miss for the SEC lead in interceptions in 2014 before you landed on Auburn?

Ten?

All 13?

But there the Tigers are, atop the SEC's interception chart with the Ole Miss Rebels at 22. Despite that, Auburn finished 12th in the SEC in pass defense (230.1 yards per game), while that vaunted "landshark" defense chimed in at third (191.2). As far as total defense goes, the difference was as wide as the Grand Canyon, as Ole Miss finished the season having given up 329 yards per game with Auburn nestled in the ninth spot in the SEC at 398.8.

So different, yet so the same.

If Auburn is going to become more consistent in the back end…