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***Auburn coach Gene Chizik called Mississippi State a very talented team and he expects a physical game Saturday. He said the game is very important to Auburn and Miss St.

***Chizik said center Reese Dismukes will play Saturday but it hasn’t been determined if he will start yet.

***Chizik said FB Jay Prosch returned to school today. He will return to Mobile for his mother’s funeral on Thursday and return to play Saturday against Mississippi State.

***Chizik said CB Robenson Thereie and S Erique Florence were in a backup role right now but challenging for playing time. Chizik said they would play if they earn it this week.

***Chizik said he was impressed with MSU on special team and defense, particularly DB Jonathan Banks and their secondary.

***Chizik said they are working on tackling in practice, particularly the way the approach the ball and being in better tackling positions. He said it was important to get off the field early in the game on 3rd down so offenses can't wear you down.

"Those are issues we have addressed and will continue to address this week," Chizik said.

***Chizik said freshman CB Jonathan Jones can be a very good player for Auburn. He said he's very smart and conscientious.

"He showed up Saturday and we expect him to continue to show up. We're going to give him a bigger role," Chizik said.

***Chizik said freshman OL Avery Young was put in a tough spot and he's real proud of the way he played. He said Young had a key block on Emory Blake's long TD catch.

***Chizik said it was "very important" to get other receivers involved in the offense other than Blake and Philip Lutzenkirchen. Chizik said he has confidence in those guys and they have to get them the ball. They have to prove that they can make a play when they get an opportunity.

***Chizik said it was very good for his team to open against a team the caliber of Clemson. He said it exposed their deficiencies and it's very glaring to his team where improvement needs to be made.

"We got a lot of truth told to us Saturday night," he said.

***Chiizk said he and Kiehl Frazier had a great conversation Monday. He said Kiehl did some really nice things and has some things he needs to improve on.

"Overall, I'm really proud of him," he said.