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The pass-happy attack Washington State employed against Auburn on Saturday left the Tigers' linebackers out of their comfort zone and sometimes entirely off the field. But that likely won't be the case against Arkansas State.
Facing off against a Red Wolves offense that ran the ball 57 times in its season-opener, Auburn needs much more production out of its linebacker trio of Kris Frost, Jake Holland and Cassanova McKinzy on Saturday. "I was disappointed with some of the things they did against the run, but they weren't always the problem," defensive coordinator Ellis Johnson said. "We had some busted stunts. We had some other fit issues that weren't the linebackers."
For the most part, McKinzy never got a chance, playing just 19 snaps in the opener. Auburn spent most of its time in a dime package to counter Washington State's four and five-receiver sets, and in the dime, the "Will" linebacker comes of the field in favor of a sixth defensive back. McKinzy made two tackles in his 19 snaps, less than a fourth of the 88 plays the Cougars ran.
He'll get more chances to play his brand of physical football against Arkansas State. Even last season, McKinzy thrived against running teams, where his aggressive, downhill nature matches the style of play. At this point, he's not a candidate to play the Mike position in the Dime.
"We were playing six DBs the vast majority of the game," Johnson said. "The will linebacker was not even on the field." Washington State's scheme put all of the linebacker pressure on the Mike, a role shared by senior Jake Holland and sophomore Kris Frost on Saturday.
Frost and Holland split the reps, although Frost replaced Holland twice on second-half drives after a big Washington State gain on the first play of the series. Frost finished with four tackles, nearly matching the five he made in limited action all of last season, although he also struggled at times to diagnose receivers out of the backfield. Holland, on the other hand, failed to record a defensive statistic and missed several tackles in the open field, although he had fewer mental busts than Frost.)
"I think Frost probably had a little bit more production, but he had a couple of (missed) mental assignments that Jake didn't have," Johnson said. "I thought their play against the run was B-minus, C-plus. Got to improve."
Auburn is going to need a better performance on Saturday against Arkansas State. The Red Wolves produced four 100-yard rushers in their season-opening blowout of Arkansas-Pine Bluff, and lead back David Oku is a former Tennessee runner who has big-time talent. Now, after a week where the secondary rose to the occasion, Auburn turns to its linebackers, along with the front four.
"We'll learn a lot more against more of a running team," Auburn coach Gus Malzahn said. "Sometimes when teams pass the ball as much as they did, it takes the linebackers kind of out of the game. I think we'll learn more as we go, the more we face running teams."
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