Auburn holds off big underdog San Jose State, 24-16

Published September 10, 2022 9:10 PM

By JOHN ZENOR
AP Sports Writer

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — T.J. Finley, Jarquez Hunter and Tank Bigsby rushed for touchdowns and Auburn held on to beat San Jose State 24-16. The Tigers scored three times in the second half after the Spartans took a 10-7 lead into halftime. Auburn struggled to hold off the more than three-touchdown underdogs, who added a late field goal to stay alive. The Tigers couldn’t feel at all comfortable until Finley barreled in for a 4-yard touchdown and a 24-13 lead early in the fourth. He set it up with a 24-yard pass to Ja’Varrius Johnson.