AUBURN -- As the final seconds of Saturday night's game ticked away, Antonio Coleman and Gabe McKenzie quickly slapped hands, a brief acknowledgment of their shared roles in a frenzied, come-from-behind victory.
McKenzie caught a go-ahead, 3-yard touchdown pass in the back of the end zone with 2:01 left, and Coleman sealed the win with a 34-yard fumble return for a touchdown, giving No. 18 Auburn a 23-13 victory over Kansas State Saturday night at Jordan-Hare Stadium.
"We gutted it out. That was a gut win," Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville said.
Coleman and McKenzie, two Mobile natives, were at the center of a dramatic turn in Auburn's fate. For most of the night, the Tigers' offense had been lethargic and the defense inconsistent.
But in the final six minutes, Auburn's sputtering offense sprang to life and the defense created a game-changing turnover.
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09-02-2007, 11:08 AM
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