No. 6 Auburn has come a long, long way since LSU
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — When the Auburn Tigers bottomed out, coach Gus Malzahn felt compelled to remind everyone that it wasn't "the end of the world."
It really wasn't.
The sixth-ranked Tigers have rebounded strongly from that loss to LSU on Oct. 14 and soared back into Southeastern Conference and playoff contention. A 40-17 dismantling Saturday of No. 7 Georgia, which came into the game atop the playoff rankings, proved how far they've come since blowing a 20-point lead to LSU .
It certainly wasn't the end of Auburn's season.
"That was an extremely tough loss," Malzahn said. "When you face adversity, you either get better from it or you fold your tent. Our team got better from it. We've played really good football since then.