Auburn all but finished up their first spring practice of the Alex Golesh era on Saturday with the traditional A-Day game pitting the Tiger offense versus the Tiger defense. A little over 30,000 fans in attendance witnessed a mix of explosive plays, salty defense, turnovers and a wild scoring system.
Technically, the offense won the game 66-48 with both sides receiving points for big plays, first downs, stops, turnovers and traditional scores.
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