Walt McFadden knew this summer was going to be tough.

Auburn strength and conditioning coach Kevin Yoxall always stresses to the team that they're only as good as their last game. And AU's last game was perhaps the worst in Yoxall's 10-plus years at Auburn.

But McFadden, a senior going through his fifth summer on the Plains, didn't back down from the challenge. He welcomed it.

"They pushed us to the limit," McFadden said. "By pushing us to the limit it's making more players come out and more leaders step up."

McFadden has his eyes on an NFL career and worked hard to improve each part of his game this summer.

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