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Auburn wins 43-41, four-OT thriller over playoff hopeful No. 15 Texas A&M
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn fans finally had a big win to celebrate. Texas A&M, and perhaps the Southeastern Conference, not so much. Payton Thorne hit KeAndre Lambert-Smith for a two-point play in the fourth overtime to lift the Tigers to a 43-41 victory over No. 15 Texas...
Thorne throws for career-high 5TDs and Auburn dismantles UL Monroe 48-14
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Cam Coleman caught three of Payton Thorne’s career-best five passing touchdowns, and Auburn defeated Louisiana-Monroe 48-14 on Saturday. Coleman, a freshman and former 5-star recruit, set his season-highs in receptions (eight) and yardage (100). He became the...
Auburn tries to keep bowl hopes alive with visit from Louisiana-Monroe with ailing QB Payton Thorne
Louisiana-Monroe (5-4) at Auburn (3-6), Saturday, 12:45 p.m. EST (SEC) BetMGM College Football Odds: Auburn by 24-1/2. Series record: Auburn leads 11-0. What’s at stake? The Tigers have to win out to become bowl eligible and they'll...
Auburn quarterback Payton Thorne still nursing injury to throwing shoulder
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn quarterback Payton Thorne's status is uncertain for Saturday's game against Louisiana-Monroe. Tigers coach Hugh Freeze said Thorne did not practice during the open date last week after injuring his right, throwing shoulder in a loss to Vanderbilt and that...
Jarquez Hunter rushes for career-high 278 yards, 2 touchdowns to rally Auburn past Kentucky 24-10
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Jarquez Hunter had career highs of 278 yards on 23 carries and two touchdowns, including the go-ahead score in the third quarter, Payton Thorne passed for 172 yards and a score and Auburn rallied from a 10-0 deficit with 24 unanswered points to beat Kentucky 24-10 on...
Auburn's Hugh Freeze with the Tigers against Kentucky after arriving a day late because of illness
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Auburn coach Hugh Freeze arrived well ahead of the Tigers' Southeastern Conference game against Kentucky on Saturday night and was on the sideline before kickoff after not flying with the team on Friday because of an illness. An ESPN report said Freeze didn't...
Struggling Auburn and Kentucky look to revive fading bowl prospects
Auburn (2-5, 0-4 SEC) at Kentucky (3-4, 1-4), Saturday, 7:45 p.m. (SEC) Line: Kentucky by 13½ according to BetMGM College Football Odds Series: Auburn leads 27-6-1. What’s at stake The visiting Tigers aim to snap a four-game losing...
Auburn heads to No. 19 Missouri desperate for a win after 3 straight losses in SEC play
Auburn coach Hugh Freeze and Missouri counterpart Eli Drinkwitz got to know each other years ago through Gus Malzahn, who served as a mentor of sorts to both of them, and they have only grown closer now that they're together in the SEC. “We gravitate to one another in our lives,...
No. 5 Georgia bounces back from loss at Alabama, makes it 8 in a row over Auburn 31-13
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — No. 5 Georgia bounced back from its first regular-season loss in almost four years — and got an added bonus after the game was over. Trevor Etienne ran for two touchdowns, Carson Beck threw a pair of scoring passes and the Bulldogs wore down struggling Auburn...
No. 5 Georgia hosts Auburn looking to bounce back from loss to Alabama
Auburn (2-3, 0-2 SEC) at No. 5 Georgia (3-1, 1-1), Saturday, 3:45 p.m. ET (ABC) BetMGM College Football Odds: Georgia by 24 1/2. Series record: Georgia leads 64-56-8. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Coming off a 41-34 setback at Alabama, its first...
