While Auburn's defense raised some concerns in victory, the Tigers offense hummed all night long behind Hank Brown. The Nashville, Tennessee native was decisive, accurate, and lethal on his way to 235 passing yards and a quartet of touchdowns.

The Tigers offense committed five turnovers in last week's 21-14 loss to Cal. Payton Thorne's four interceptions led to backup Hank Brown getting the start against the Lobos. Redshirt Freshman, Brown first turned heads — completing seven of nine passes for 132 yards — in limited action against Maryland last season in the Music City Bowl.

Hank Brown passed for 235 yards and four touchdowns in his first career start and Jarquez Hunter rushed for 152 yards to lead Auburn to a 45-19 victory over New Mexico.