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Saturday Down South 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 . . . Payton Thorne threw for 44 yards as Auburn (3-1, 0-1) lost for the first time this season after winning its first three games for the first time since 2019 . . . Auburn's defense stood tall after allowing a pair of early drives with starter Conner Weigman running the show. Giving up 84 yards and two field goals early, the Tigers gave up just 17 yards on the next three possessions in the first half to keep the game close despite the struggles for Auburn's offense . . . Auburn Point spread: +8.5 (-105) . . . Texas A&M is going to score points. Can Auburn's offense do the same? . . . Six consecutive Auburn-Texas A&M games have been won by the team that passed the fewest times . . . It will be the matchup of two different routes to the SEC: the Tigers' collection of smaller school standouts facing the years of highly touted Aggie recruiting classes . . . The Tigers own a 4-1 record at Kyle Field since the Aggies joined the SEC in 2012 . . . The front seven must be able to get pressure on Conner Weigman. Miami didn't have any sacks against the Aggies last week, but they had 37 pressures, which led to two Weigman interceptions . . . Auburn will wear a white helmet with orange face mask and white jersey for the first time since 1983 . . . Hugh Freeze has shown dating back to his days at Ole Miss that if he thinks he's outmanned he'll try anything . . . The Tigers face their toughest test so far by a significant margin — at least talent-wise — and should learn a lot more about where they stand as a team this season . . . Host Rece Davis and the rest of the cast will conduct a live interview with Freeze during warmups at Kyle Field before the 11 a.m. central time kickoff . . . Saturday's uniform pairing will be the first time Auburn has worn orange facemasks with white jerseys since 1983 . . . A year ago Conner Weigman was making his second collegiate start against Auburn and the Aggies suffered a 13-10 loss . . . Freeze on what he needs from QB Payton Thorne, "He's got to take care of the ball in these kinds of games. It's OK to punt. Don't try to do too much, and stay within the system . . . Will Auburn cover the +7.5-point spread against the Texas A&M Aggies? . . . Naeem Burroughs is just a high school sophomore but he now has an offer from Auburn . . . If either team gets to 150 rushing yards then it's going to be a very big thing for their offense . . . Former quarterback Jason Campbell still thinks about what might have been had Bobby Petrino stayed at Auburn just a little while longer . . . Should Stutts and Miller not get the green light Saturday, Freeze mentioned the prospect of guys like Tate Johnson, Connor Lew and Jaden Muskrat getting snaps . . . The biggest threat for Auburn's defense will likely come from a wide receiver group that is one of the most talented in the country . . .
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