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Auburn, Ala. – Wednesday evening, the Auburn Tigers held a two-hour practice at the Auburn Athletics Complex Practice Fields.

“We did a lot of best-on-best out there today, trying to build up the physical mentality,” said Auburn head coach Gene Chizik. “We challenged them and I think they responded better than they did yesterday. It was very good to see. I think our team bought into it well. Obviously we have a lot of work to do before we play, but tonight was a step in the right direction.

“We’re getting very close (on the quarterbacks). We’ll continue to evaluate the overall body of work – I’m not putting a timeline on that. We’re looking for leadership – all the intangible things that come from that position to win in this league – decision making, executing what we call, mechanics – a lot of factors involved. We’re looking for the guy who gives us the best chance to win.”

Auburn will practice again Thursday afternoon.

Season tickets, six-game plans, three-game mini-packs and select single-game tickets for the 2012 Auburn football season are now available to the general public through the Auburn Athletics Department Ticket Office. All tickets can be purchased online at www.AUBTIX.com. For more information or questions regarding tickets, contact the ticket office by email at tickets@auburn.edu or by phone at 855-AUB-2010.

The Tigers open the season Saturday, September 1, facing Clemson in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game at Atlanta’s Georgia Dome.