Two weeks in a row, the Auburn Tigers have come out on fire in the first half and failed to carry that performance into the second half.

Head coach Hugh Freeze is aware of the difference and he is doing everything in his power to help bring that trend to an end in Auburn's contest against Arkansas this weekend.

While the on-field performance may not have been up to par, Freeze was pleased with the team's energy, particularly compared to the Georgia game.

"It was a definite, a different feel and energy," Freeze said. "Even after the drops and the missed field goals, I just didn't see a sulk. Both sides trying to encourage one another, and I thought we took a big step in the right direction in that regard. Even the young men that weren’t participating in the game I thought were vital and helping do that. And so there were a lot of people picking up the guys that had some critical drops, and Alex obviously has plenty of encouragement, so I was pleased."

Freeze was peased with the way his players were encouraging one another, and thought some of the big moments the team had helped make the environment even better.

"I thought the energy on the sideline was good," Freeze said. "It’s always going to be a little different from offense to defense. The defensive guys, there’s a little more juice there. Offensively, you’ve got to have that energy, and when you’re scoring and doing well, there’s certainly more energy. After the first drive it was off-the-charts good. Jackson laid his body on the line to get us down to the goal line and punched that in. The energy’s really high." 

Auburn won't have a home crowd to feed off of against Arkansas, so it will be up to the players to help make a difference in the energy surrounding the team.