Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea shows concern for Auburn football's skill players
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It is not breaking news that the Auburn Tigers have struggled on offense this season. It is one of the main reasons why Hugh Freeze is no longer the head coach. Opposing teams still need to worry about Auburn’s skill position players.
In his weekly press conference, Vanderbilt head coach Clark Lea talked about the players around the quarterback.
“How are we going to contain 8 (Cam Coleman), how are you going to limit 1 (Eric Singleton), how are we going to structurally defend the run game because they have a really good running back (Jeremiah Cobb) back there,” Lea said.
Cobb is fourth in the SEC with 789 yards heading into week 11. He has been the only consistency for the Tigers’ offense this season. He has posted four games of 100 yards or more and has scored four touchdowns.
Lea went on to talk well of the Auburn receivers. “There are three receivers on that field that are among the best we’ve played,” added Lea.
Interim head coach DJ Durkin announced this week that Ashton Daniels would be the starting quarterback. It will be pivotal for Daniels to distribute the football to those talented receivers in Coleman and Singleton. Perry Thompson and Malcolm Simmons will be big factors as well.
Coleman leads the team with 474 yards and three touchdowns. Singleton has the most receptions on the team with 40. It has not been the year both receivers had hoped for, but perhaps there can be new optimism with Derrick Nix taking over as play caller.
Auburn plays at Vanderbilt on Saturday with a kickoff time of 3 p.m. CT. The game will be broadcast by the SEC Network.
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