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BATON ROUGE, La. | Is Jeremy JohnsonClick [rl]Here to view this Link.'s stint as Auburn's starting quarterback over before it ever really got off the ground?

After another disappointing performance, this time in a 45-21 loss at LSU Saturday, it appears his job is at least under review.

"We are going to evaluate everything after today, every position," Auburn coach Gus Malzahn said. "We're going to get better. It ain't just him. It's all positions and that's how we're going to operate."

Johnson completed 11-of-19 passes for 100 yards and two touchdowns, both coming in the second half after the game was decided, and had a 65-yard touchdown run.

He also threw his sixth interception of the season on Auburn's second possession of the game and had what appeared to be an easy pick-6 dropped by LSU safety Jamal Adams in the second quarter.

Johnson fumbled twice with LSU recovering one on Auburn's 5-yard line.

Malzahn said "there wasn't too much discussion" of replacing Johnson with redshirt freshman Sean White, who has yet to appear in a game this season.

"It wasn't just Jeremy," Malzahn said. "It was a total deal and anytime you don't play well offensively, there are 11 guys out there. That first half was horrible. We bounced back in the second half, that was a positive, but we have to get better."

Running back Peyton Barber, who finished with 34 yards on seven carries, said he would support White if Malzahn made a change, but remains steadfast in his support of Johnson too.

"I feel like the team would support anybody at quarterback but at the same time, Jeremy is our guy so we have to roll with him," Barber said.

TOO MUCH NO. 7: Leonard Fournette rushed for 228 yards against Auburn Saturday. It seems like it was more, much more.

The sophomore, who was fueled by a comment from Auburn safety Rudy Ford earlier this week, rumbled for three touchdowns, often running over and through would-be tacklers in a 45-21 beat down.

"It was extremely frustrating," said linebacker Kris Frost, who was one of three Auburn defenders with 10 tackles.

"They do a good job of their gap scheme up front. They block well, which gives him a lot of opportunities. He was able to run downhill and get a running start through each hole and that's what kind of killed us."

During an interview last Tuesday, Ford said the challenge of stopping Fournette, "shouldn't be difficult." Fournette responded by breaking off a 71-yard on the first play of the game.

"I laughed at it," Fournette said of the comment. "Words are words, and this game is about playing."

LSU finished with 411 rushing yards and could have had more if not substituting freely in the fourth quarter.

Auburn's defense has now given up 810 rushing yards in its first three games.

"We came out and laid an egg," linebacker Tre Williams said. "They came out and played ball and we didn't. They jumped on us first.

"We have still yet to stop the run in the first three games we've played. Something has to change and that's going to happen."

No. 18 Auburn, which fell to 2-1 and 0-1 in the SEC, is sure to fall completely out of the polls Monday. With the meat of the schedule hitting in October, the preseason SEC favorite is looking at a potential losing season if it doesn't turn things around quickly.

"We always stay together. That's our motto," Williams said. "It doesn't matter who plays bad, we're still going to stay together because we're all we've got. Everybody is not going to be on our side from this point so we've got to stick together."

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Buck linebacker Carl Lawson, who suffered a hip injury in the opener against Louisville, didn't make the trip to LSU. Malzahn said he's "hopeful" Lawson will return before the end of the season. "We're still taking it day-by-day, week-by-week, when we get back next week we'll reassess and maybe I'll have some more information for you."

D'haquille Williams caught two passes for 19 yards including a 10-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter in his return to his home state.

Melvin Ray caught a 9-yard touchdown pass late in the third quarter.

In his most extensive action, true freshman Kerryon Johnson had four carries for 14 yards and three catches for 17 yards.

In his most extensive action, redshirt freshman Stanton Truitt had a 13-yard reception and two carries for 24 yards.

Johnson's 65-yard touchdown run is the longest by an Auburn quarterback since Cam Newton ran for 71 against Arkansas State in 2010.

Kevin Phillips averaged 50.0 yards on six punts. His 56-yard punt in the second quarter is a career long.