Auburn isn't ready to make a decision on its starting offensive line heading into this weekend's top-25 matchup against Mississippi State.

During Auburn's 51-14 win against Missouri, Auburn switched up its starting offensive line for the first time this season. The team went with Austin Golson at right tackle in place of Darius James and inserted graduate transfer Casey Dunn at center. It was the same five that played the majority of the game against Mercer one week prior, when James was carted off the field in the second quarter with a neck injury.

While James returned to practice last week, he wasn't full-contact until midway through the week, and as a result Auburn opted to switch up its starting five, with Dunn getting all the first-team reps at center last week. The change produced the cleanest performance to date for a unit that had its share of issues through the first three weeks of the season, as Auburn allowed just one sack -- which came late in the game with backup quarterback Malik Willis in -- and helped the offense average nearly 5 yards per carry.

Although James did not start, the 6-foot-4, 324-pound senior did see the field against Missouri.

Whether No. 13 Auburn (3-1, 1-0 SEC) sticks with that same starting five on Saturday at 5 p.m. against No. 24 Mississippi State (3-1, 1-1) remains to be seen.

"Probably by Thursday we'll make a call on that," Auburn coach Gus Malzahn said on the SEC coaches teleconference Wednesday afternoon. "But I will tell you this: Darius is back and he's 100 percent and feeling good."

Tom Green is the Auburn beat reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Tomas_Verde.