AUBURN, Ala. — Scoring has not been Auburn’s forte on offense this spring.

Through two scrimmages, the Tigers have scored only a handful of touchdowns. In fact, the defense matched the offense during a 55-play scrimmage Saturday inside Jordan-Hare Stadium as linebacker Tre’ Williams returned an interception for a touchdown and backup running back C.J. Tolbert scored the offense’s lone touchdown on a five-yard run.

“But overall, in all three phases, I really like where we’re at,” Auburn coach Gus Malzahn said. “We’ve got one week, really, of spring left with our spring game coming up Saturday. Our guys are competing. They have a good attitude, a coach me, coach attitude. So I feel good about where we’re at overall.”

Quarterback Jarrett Stidham continued to work with the starters and freshman quarterback Malik Willis responded well after a strong performance in the first scrimmage.

“Just from a quarterback standpoint overall, if you ask me right now, I've been impressed with the group,” Malzahn said. “I think they've all improved and I think they're all doing a good job of wanting to be coached and wanting to get better.”

Walk-on receiver Will Hastings was again Stidham’s favorite target on short throws. “We don't really look at him as a walk-on anymore,” Malzahn said. “He's in the mix competing for playing time. He's done some good things this spring.”

Running back Kam Martin, meanwhile, has been playing some snaps at safety, where the Tigers are extremely thin at both positions behind Tray Matthews and Stephen Roberts.

The defense forced three, three-and-outs during the scrimmage, defensive tackle Dontavius Russell said.

Asked what stood out between the first two scrimmages of the spring, Malzahn provided a nondescript response.

“There isn’t one thing," the fifth-year Auburn head coach said. "There’s really not one thing that stood out, other than that I like the way both sides are competing. That’s really what’s standing out to me."

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