Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn stated “If you had a normal non-conference schedule, it’d be a solid year.” after the Tiger’s 31-20 loss against No. 5 Texas A&M, but is that really the case down on The Plains?

From National Champs to a sinking ship, how did LSU fall so far, so fast? And will the Heisman Trophy be decided during the SEC Championship when Mac Jones faces Florida & Kyle Trask?

Today on First Down South, Matt Scalici, John Talty, and Matt Zenitz discuss:

- Gus Malzahn & Auburn’s Expectation Problem

- Major issues in Baton Rouge: LSU’s trending down

- Alabama’s Heisman chances with DeVonta emerging as a dark-horse

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