Alex Golesh Makes Changes to Auburn's Pregame Routine After LSU Loss

The Auburn Tigers are looking to bounce back from their disappointing 38-17 loss to LSU, and head coach Alex Golesh is making some changes to the team's pregame routine ahead of Saturday's matchup against Ole Miss.

Auburn struggled in a big way against LSU, as the Tigers couldn't find any offensive rhythm and had problems defensively throughout the contest.

And after another disappointing performance at Jordan-Hare Stadium, Golesh went back and examined everything leading up to Saturday's 11 a.m. kickoff.

Now he's making some adjustments.

During his Wednesday press conference, Golesh explained that he went back and looked at Auburn's preparation leading into the LSU game.

"I went back and dissected down. I mean, literally everything from Thursday to kickoff last week, man, like where were we off, you know?" Golesh said.

Golesh admitted that he believed Auburn's energy and focus were good leading up to kickoff, which made the team's performance even more disappointing.

He also explained that the early kickoff creates some challenges with the team's usual preparation schedule.

Auburn will now make some changes to its Saturday morning meetings and pregame meal.

"We'll change a little bit of Saturday morning in terms of our meetings," Golesh said.

But Golesh made it clear that he doesn't believe the early kickoff was the reason Auburn struggled against LSU.

The Tigers will face another early kickoff on Saturday when they travel to Oxford to take on Ole Miss.

And this time, Auburn will also have to deal with traveling.

"Now you're adding a travel component to it too," Golesh said.

Golesh acknowledged that Auburn has to get used to these situations rather than allowing them to become an excuse.

"It can't be about that. We have to be able to go handle it the right way," Golesh said.

Despite Saturday's disappointing performance, Golesh believes the Tigers have responded well in practice this week.

"It's been a really, really solid week," Golesh said.

Golesh emphasized that Auburn has to remain focused and continue improving throughout the final five games of the regular season.

The Tigers have already shown that they can bounce back from disappointing losses, but they'll have another difficult challenge against Ole Miss.

And while Golesh is making changes to Auburn's preparation, he knows the biggest difference will have to come from how the Tigers perform on the field.