Auburn 14 - 21 Utah St. (Halftime)

Auburn was favored by 23 points in this game, and I assumed that we would be easing into the UCFC battles this year with a fairly simply contest. But this game kicked off at 11 A.M. Auburn time, and the Tigers are usually much better at night. The Utah State Aggies jumped all over Auburn at the beginning of the game, taking a 7-21 lead with 7:58 to go in the first half. Auburn made it 14-21 with a 97-yd kickoff return for a touchdown, and the remainder of the half was scoreless.

So Auburn is in a bit of trouble at home. The folks at Weber State should be on the edge of their seats. If Utah State can hang on for one more half, next week's match-up in Logan between Weber State will be for the UCFC.