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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...
Freeze's mistake-prone Auburn Tigers head to No. 5 Georgia after rocky home stand
The Auburn Tigers opened with five straight home games and high hopes of using a strong start to show progress under second-year coach Hugh Freeze. They limped away from Jordan-Hare Stadium with a mistake-plagued 2-3 record and the Tigers’ biggest challenge yet awaiting: A visit to...
No. 21 Oklahoma turns to new starting QB, attempts to rebound against mistake-prone Auburn
No. 21 Oklahoma (3-1, 0-1 SEC) at Auburn (2-2, 0-1), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (ABC) BetMGM College Football Odds: Oklahoma by 2-1/2. Series record: Oklahoma leads 2-0. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Both teams are seeking answers at quarterback and...
Hawkins leads No. 21 Oklahoma against Auburn in Sooners' first SEC road game
The Oklahoma Sooners and Auburn Tigers both are trying to bounce back from 10-point losses in their Southeastern Conference openers where turnovers proved costly and backup quarterbacks were called upon in the second half. The similarities don't go much beyond that. ...
