Jeremiah Cobb didn’t just celebrate Auburn’s win over No. 1 Georgia as another notch in the schedule. For the senior running back, it meant something bigger - the kind of payoff that comes after sticking with one program through the long haul.
“It was awesome to be apart of that,” Cobb said of the win. “Been working for that and that's my whole point of coming to Auburn, changing the script like that, so that was awesome.”
Cobb is in his fourth season with the Tigers, a rarity in the transfer-portal era. His path has stretched across coaching changes, from being recruited by Bryan Harsin’s staff to signing with Hugh Freeze’s staff, then waiting behind Jarquez Hunter while Auburn went through multiple losing seasons. Now he’s the starter and one of the team’s leaders under Alex Golesh.
That’s part of why the Georgia game landed so hard for him. Cobb said the victory was especially meaningful because younger players got to see what Auburn can look like when the work finally shows up on the scoreboard.
“I love that because the younger guys get to see that,” Cobb said. “When I was here, I didn't get to see nothing like that, like those big wins and finishing in the fourth quarter and all that, so for those young guys and for everybody on this team that just got here to see that is awesome.”
Auburn’s ability to close games has been a recurring issue in recent years, but this season the Tigers have already shown they can handle tense moments. Cobb pointed to one factor when asked what has changed.
“Definitely Coach AG,” Cobb said. “And how he just drills in our head like the fourth quarter, finishing, everything, it doesn't matter. Runs, catches, plays, just finishing and then taking that into the fourth quarter and doing what we need to do, staying detailed and not being lackadaisical with all that stuff.”
The win over Georgia gave Cobb a payoff for years of patience, and it also gave Auburn’s newcomers a view of what’s possible on the Plains. For fans, it brought a fresh burst of belief that the program is moving in the right direction.
The Tigers are back in action this weekend, hosting Lane Kiffin and the LSU Tigers at Jordan-Hare Stadium with an 11 am kickoff on the Plains.
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