re: Why throw the ball with a first and goal from the 2 yard line?

We ran a play that gave Auburn opportunities to make something happen and boy, did they. The worst they could have done on a run up the middle was a loss of 1 or no gain, barring an uncharacteristic fumble. Kaho didn’t make that block probably because he didn’t know he was supposed to. I’m sure they don’t spend a ton of time going over every possible scenario for him in a heavy package when he’s playing out of his natural position. He was carrying out the assignment he knew.
That was asking a lot of Mac who played a really solid game but there Sark put him in harms way and asked him to make a split second read then the perfect throw. Sark didn’t know the blitz was coming but that’s the risk you take and it blew up in our face.

I think it was a good play call run with less than ideal personnel and was too risky under the circumstances. Yeah, a healthy Tua probably makes that throw right in Najees hands but 90% of QBs can’t do that even under normal circumstances much less with a blitz in your face. Sark needed to remember who was at QB and it wasn’t our GOAT.