Ryan White's two-point conversion, a surprising move early in the game that was reviewed and upheld, was Auburn's first two-point conversion since Carl Stewart found Lee Guess in 2006 against Alabama.
Was this planned? I couldn't tell at the game. It almost looked like they were going to line up for the regular ole "we may fake it but we're definitely kicking a field goal" and then the ball was snapped.
Once Ellis Johnson switched to mostly man-to-man coverage, Halliday was an awful 11-of-29 for 80 yards and repeatedly looked a little lost in the second half.
What most excites me is that we actually played "man-to-man" and were successful. While some may downplay the talent level of Washington State, I think we need to remember that we were the worst team in the BCS by the end of last year. Everyone's talent was above ours, and our guys are starting to get their football savvy back and live up to their potential.
"My big deal was adversity and my head was on a swivel," Malzahn said. "I wanted to see how we handled it. That was my big question but I didn't see heads down and all that pouting. I saw some bright eyes, I saw our guys hustling on and off the field no matter what the score was and I’m proud of our guys for that.â€
This is huge though the real test will be how this team responds after a loss or two.