Auburn wants to play keep-away from Texas A&M, says Scot Loeffler (video)

AUBURN, Alabama ? Auburn needs to keep the ball away from Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel, and Tigers' offensive coordinator Scot Loeffler hopes he has a plan to do it.

Texas A&M, which ran 104 plays against LSU last Saturday, visits Jordan-Hare Stadium this Saturday with the SEC's No. 1 offense.

?"To help our defense, we've got to keep our defense off the field," Loeffler said.

That means Auburn's offense will have to be a lot better to play keep-away from the Aggies. While Texas A&M is first in the SEC in offense, Auburn is last.

Auburn defensive coordinator Brian VanGorder says he figures his players will be busy either way.

"The biggest concern is tempo. They're so fast. It takes a player so much out of his routine," VanGorder says in this Tuesday video. He says more about the Aggies, his Tigers and linebacker Cassanova McKinzy after the linebacker made his first start last week (he's got more to learn, VanGorder says).?

In the meantime, Auburn is trying to turn around a 1-6 season.?

"I feel bad for our players, I feel bad for the Auburn people, however, we're going to continue to fight," Loeffler said. "It's a struggle, there's no question about it.

"You either pound the rock or run and hide. Our players haven't done that and our coaches haven't done that.

"I think this group will develop into a really good team. As this group matures, they're not going to forget this, and neither are we."

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Source: http://www.al.com/auburnfootball/index.ssf/2012/10/auburn_wants_to_play_keep-away.html

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