BY BRANDON HUGHES FOR THE OBSERVER

AUBURN — In front of a whitewashed Jordan-Hare crowd, Auburn held off Sun Belt underdog South Alabama, winning 31-15. The victory was a workman-like performance that saw the Tigers improve to 3-0 and the Jaguars fall to 1-2 as both teams turn their focus to conference play. “Happy to be 3-0,” Tiger head coach Hugh Freeze said after the game. “We played 13 true or redshirt freshmen today. We’ve got a lot, obviously, to improve on. The goal was to be 1-0 today and 3-0 headed into conference play. Our team achieved that. We’re going to celebrate that and hopefully get some folks healthy, get some rest this weekend and get ready to open conference play.” The offense wasn’t flashy, but it didn’t need to be. Answering the bell at every turn, Auburn controlled

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