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Inside the Auburn Tigers "When Robby came in, I thought he made two really nice throws on two deeps balls and I thought the routes were not run correctly . . . Coach Freeze was asked about getting more involved in the play-calling, and this was his response, "This is something I'm struggling with. That's all I should probably say . . . "We're still wading through that," said Freeze. "But that's probably where we'll land this week . . . The Auburn crowd will not be very welcoming to the nation's No. 1 team, which could cause problems for a squad that has yet to play an away game this fall . . . The Tigers aren't often double-digit underdogs in Jordan-Hare Stadium, but against a program looking to three-peat as national champions, it's currently over two touchdowns in favor of the visitors . . . Auburn's quarterbacks struggled at Kyle Field. All three played — Thorne, Robby Ashford and Holden Geriner — and all three combined to throw for 56 yards. They completed nine of 23 passes . . . Alston was undergoing further testing Monday to get a clearer picture at the injury's severity . . . The Tigers didn't make a single touchdown against Texas A&M. The penalties were also where the game was flipped . . . The Tigers actually ran the ball pretty darn well with the running backs, but mistakes and missed plays kept them from breaking through . . . Could Auburn shock the world this weekend and upset Georgia? . . . Auburn vs. Georgia: Prediction, point spread, odds, best bet . . . What will be different for Auburn on Saturday against Georgia? . . . Cutting back the offense to allow for better execution may be the way to go with so many players still trying to figure out the ins and outs of the system . . . Benching the starting quarterback in a job he never secured further opens the chance for a renewed quarterback battle . . . Auburn's stock report after Week 4 . . . Auburn will be okay, and fans need to trust what Coach Hugh Freeze is building . . . There were several bright spots to mention, including the performances of two players, Eugene Asante and Brian Battie . . . Penalties played a significant role in putting the Tigers behind the 8-ball . . . Asante's play in the fourth quarter was just another example of the Auburn defense doing everything it could . . . The Bulldogs sleepwalked to a 24-14 win over South Carolina in its only game against Power 5 competition before allowing 21 points to UAB . . . Jimbo Fisher almost blocked Asante's path on Auburn's only trip to the end zone . . . Auburn Twitter is blaming Bryan Harsin for loss . . . USF transfer Brian Battie was a bright spot for the Tigers . . . A deeper look at all 17 of Thorne's dropbacks in the game . . . Freeze had no choice but to turn to Geriner . . . Oscar Chapman made a quite athletic play in the first half to get a punt off despite a Reed Hughes snap that was high over his head . . . The defense, for the most part, has played winning football. The offense was good against overmatched opponents. Against Cal on the road and on Saturday, it was anything but terrific. It wasn't good. It wasn't even OK . . . In the second half, Aggies quarterback Max Johnson stepped up for the injured Conner Weigman and threw for two quick touchdowns in the third quarter to create separation . . . The quarterbacks were sacked 7 times by the Texas A&M defense, and the lone Auburn touchdown was a defensive touchdown . . . Payton Thorne's footwork and inability to maintain his composure cost his team several makeable throws in the first half, one of which should have gone for a touchdown . . . Auburn-Mississippi stats . . . Auburn has a quarterback problem . . . Auburn will have to shake this loss off quickly and find a way to create some offense because next up for the Tigers is the deep south's oldest rivalry with the Georgia Bulldogs at home next Saturday afternoon at 2:30 p.m . . . Auburn's 27-10 loss at Texas A&M revealed a few hard truths . . . The talent gap between the Tigers' and Aggies' roster became evident as Texas A&M rolled to a 27-10 win . . .
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