BATON ROUGE, La. — Auburn sophomore quarterback Clint Moseley dropped back to pass on a third-and-2 on the Tigers’ first drive against LSU on Saturday, only to be unceremoniously deposited to the grass by LSU’s Barkevious Mingo off the edge.

Auburn offensive line coach Jeff Grimes has been scouring game film all week to find any deficiency he can in LSU’s defense.

Every football player dreams about it.

By the time Corey Grant is eligible to play in another game, it will have been almost three years since the running back took the field.

Auburn’s had a hard time keeping its rush ends healthy this year.

Auburn head coach Gene Chizik isn’t worrying himself with the off-field turmoil surrounding the Tigers’ Saturday opponent, top-ranked LSU.

The last time Clint Moseley started a game was at Birmingham’s Legion Field for the Class 2A high school state championship in 2008.

Jared Cooper’s playing career at Auburn appears to be over.