I had a chance to preview the Auburn Tigers over at The Student Section. Check it out here.

Here’s an excerpt from the preview…..

4 Key Players

John Franklin III, QB – A lot of people (including myself) bought into the Jeremy Johnson hype last season. Johnson and Sean White proved last year that Auburn needs something more at QB. That man is John Franklin III. He’s a former track star and he may be the fastest QB in the nation. If he can show that he can run Malzahn’s offense, he could be the man that helps Auburn exceed expectations this year. It’s difficult to pin the hopes and dreams of a college football team on one man, but Franklin is that man this year for Auburn.

Jovon Robinson, QB – Auburn’s leading rusher, Peyton Barber, is gone. Roc Thomas is gone. That leaves Jovon Robinson as the number one man on the depth chart. An ankle injury held him back last year until the end of October. In six games to close the season he averaged 103 ypg. He must step up this year into the number one running back slot and play a compliment to Franklin.

Montravius Adams, DT – Adams came to Auburn in the class of 2013 as the number two player in the state of Georgia and as the number three player at his position in all of high school football. He’s been a good player at Auburn, but he hasn’t lived up to expectations….yet. He’s battled some injuries throughout his career and he’s hoping to change that this season. The defensive tackle position is hard to measure in terms of stats as sometimes they just play the role of disrupter. That being said, he has to improve on tackles for loss, as he only had three last season.

Carl Lawson, DT – Like Adams, Lawson is another player that hasn’t grown into his potential….yet. The main reason for that has been injuries. Lawson has to stay healthy for this Auburn defense to reach it’s potential and help Auburn exceed expectations. The Tigers have an incredible amount of talent on the defensive line, yet they finished 11th in rushing defense in the SEC last season. The Tigers need to get maximum production from their D-line this season.