WACO, Texas — The surprises were aplenty for Auburn football in its season-opening contest against Baylor . For some, that may have been the fact the Tigers actually won, pulling out a 38-24 road victory Friday, but by the night's end, the amount unexpected happenings felt equally good and bad.

Auburn 's offense produced, but not through the air. Instead, former five-star quarterback Jackson Arnold led a potent rushing attack to 307 yards and four rushing scores. His team's defense, which came into 2025 as the Tigers' expectant strength, had a slew of struggles.

The Tigers couldn't contain Baylor quarterback Sawyer Robertson, who had a 419-yard and three-touchdown passing performance.

There was good, there was bad, but above all else, there was room for improvement. Here's the Mo

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