I love Coach Craig

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At the first drop, I didn't say anything,(to Duke)" Craig said. "The second drop I went to him and said, 'Listen, we talked about seeing the ball in.' His head was down, 'I said get your head up. I never want to see your head down in an Auburn uniform. You have to have a foundation, a base.'

"He said, 'Coach, my foundation is looking the ball in.' I said, 'Exactly, first half is over, you come out the second half it's a new day and let's play football.'"

"We felt No. 7 (of k State) was being very aggressive throughout the game," Craig said. "He jumped a 3-cut early in the game and knocked it down. We tried a go route with Sammie, he sat on that.

"During the game, I told Coach Malzahn No. 7 is going to jump the double move. It was 3rd and 9 and we needed the first down and we felt like the double-move would be there. D'haquille ran a great route."

"In the fourth quarter, (Williams) grabbed me and said, 'Thank you Coach,'" Craig said. "That's just part of coaching. It was his first game on the road, hostile environment. It was different for him. He came out and fought hard and made the plays in the second half. He made a great catch on the touchdown and made a great catch with the double-move.

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