When: 2:30 p.m., Saturday

AUBURN — Texas A&M quarterback Kellen Mond can relate to the emotions Auburn's Bo Nix must be feeling heading into the Aggies-Tigers showdown this weekend.

AUBURN — On the first play of the second quarter Saturday, Tyrone Truesdell knifed through a double team and immediately wrapped up Kent State quarterback Dustin Crum in the backfield for a sack.

AUBURN — College football programs don’t play preseason games the way NFL teams do. But, if you think about it, Auburn just finished that portion of its schedule.

AUBURN — On Auburn’s sixth play from scrimmage Saturday, a first-and-10 from the Kent State 38-yard line, Bo Nix pulled the ball away from JaTarvious Whitlow on the read-option and sprinted to his left. He gained 17 yards.

AUBURN — JaTarvious Whitlow rushed for 135 yards and two touchdowns and Bo Nix ran and passed for scores to lead No. 8 Auburn to a 55-16 victory over Kent State Saturday night.

1. Auburn's Nix improves in last tune-up: Auburn’s true freshman quarterback Bo Nix played better. Finally, Nix, who said, “I need to play better,” after the Tulane victory, delivered some improvements. On Auburn’s opening drive against Kent State, two straight runs by Nix against Kent State…

The opponent may have been Kent State, but the night brought us vintage Boobie Whitlow.

AUBURN — Getting to Texas for Auburn’s season-opening game against Oregon two weeks ago was an adventure unlike Gus Malzahn had ever experienced before as a head coach.

AUBURN — Woody Barrett still misses Auburn. He’s not afraid to admit that.

When: 6 p.m., Saturday

AUBURN — Sean Lewis has woken up more than once during the past few nights with nightmares about Auburn’s defensive line racing through his head.

AUBURN — Seth Williams showed, again, the type of impact he is capable of making when he leapt high over the head of a Tulane defender to pull down a 40-yard completion from Bo Nix on Saturday, setting up a touchdown two plays later.

AUBURN — The numbers that stood out most at halftime of Saturday’s game at Jordan-Hare Stadium were 29 and 20.

AUBURN — Bo Nix threw for 207 yards and a touchdown, No. 10 Auburn ran for 172 yards after amassing just 20 in the first half and the Tigers' defense dominated in a 24-6 victory over Tulane on Saturday night.