Auburn football: Defensive phenoms keep stealing the show

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Don’t mess with the Auburn defense

Two of Auburn’s defensive stars were recognized by the SEC on Monday for their outstanding performances in Fayetteville.

Congratulations to @holland_jeffery & @NIckCoe_34 on being named @SEC Players of the Week.

» https://t.co/6ZKLWlRmwm#WarEagle pic.twitter.com/ng8pFEjflu

— Auburn Football (@AuburnFootball) October 23, 2017

Junior Jeff Holland totaled 1.5 sacks and 1.5 tackles for loss, recovered a fumble and came up with 3 tackles. He was named the SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Week.

Redshirt freshman Nick Coe also got a nod from the conference and was named the SEC Co-Freshman of the Week. Coe, from Asheboro, N.C., amassed a career-high 6 tackles (he got credit for 1/2 a sack and 1/2 a tackle for loss, too).

In case you missed it, here are some of the highlights:

Last weekend, the ENTIRE defense was kung-fu fighting. #WarEagle pic.twitter.com/w4iF9IxcyF

— Auburn Football (@AuburnFootball) October 23, 2017

Next time out set 

Auburn knows exactly when it will be facing Texas A&M in College Station.

The Tigers will kick off in Kyle Field on Saturday, November 4 at noon ET. The game will be televised on ESPN.

Auburn at Texas A&M will kickoff at 11 a.m. CT on @ESPN.#WarEagle pic.twitter.com/XQc8r5yICr

— Auburn Football (@AuburnFootball) October 23, 2017

In other Auburn football news:

• An inside look at the reverse pass from Auburn receiver Ryan Davis.
• The game time and television network has been announced for Auburn’s game against Texas A&M.
• How Auburn’s offense finally kept its foot on the gas against Arkansas.
• Quarterbacks are now running in the Tigers’ offense.
• Yahoo’s Pat Forde said Auburn could play a big spoiler role in the SEC.
• Paul Finebaum said Auburn’s Gus Malzahn could be headed to Arkansas at the end of the season.

Tweet of the day 

The start of college hoops is right around the corner.

ICYMI: here is Kiyae' White's Freshman Friday video. Check out our Instagram story this Friday to get to know more of the Freshman class. pic.twitter.com/1FohFyk722

— Auburn W Basketball (@AuburnWBB) October 23, 2017

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