FILE - Auburn quarterback Payton Thorne looks to throw a pass during the first half of the Music City Bowl NCAA college football game against Maryland, Dec. 30, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)

FILE - Auburn quarterback Payton Thorne, left, is sacked by then-Texas A&M defensive lineman Walter Nolen, right, and linebacker Chris Russell Jr., bottom, during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, in College Station, Texas. (AP Photo/Sam Craft, File)