It took a while for Auburn to pull away from New Mexico, leaving Paul Myerberg of USA TODAY Sports unimpressed.

Auburn football put together a better performance against New Mexico than it did against Cal in Week 2, winning 45-19 and introducing new starting quarterback Hank Brown.

Much of the talk around Auburn is about new starting quarterback Hank Brown and the Tigers football team, but the squad playing fútbol has been the real story of the fall on the Plains. A top 6 squad across all the major polls,

While Auburn's defense raised some concerns in victory, the Tigers offense hummed all night long behind Hank Brown. The Nashville, Tennessee native was decisive, accurate, and lethal on his way to 235 passing yards and a quartet of touchdowns.