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i have to go get a MRI today and a bllod test but allis well! NMSU says their starting qb is slowed and doubtful for the game.

al.com How Auburn QB Payton Thorne’s intangibles continue to be vital for the Tigers Updated: Nov. 15, 2023, 8:43 a.m.|Published: Nov. 15, 2023, 8:41 a.m. 5–6 minutes Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze laughed and acted stumped when a reporter asked him about the Auburn offense’s recent “renaissance.” “That’s a big word,” Freeze joked. But it’s a fitting word meaning “a revival or renewed interest in something.” Certainly, Auburn’s offense appears revived after sputtering along to start the season. And certainly, more and more people have been talking about what Freeze and the Tigers are doing on offense after their two recent showings against Vanderbilt and Arkansas. “It is really good just to see our kids play with confidence. I don’t think you can be very good at anything if you don’t have some confidence in what you’re doing,” Freeze said Monday. “And you know, they seem to be a confident group right now that’s excited about another opportunity.” However, confidence is fleeting – or at least it can be. But it’s the mentality of having another opportunity that’s kept Auburn’s junior Michigan State transfer quarterback Payton Thorne’s confidence high and his head above the waves, even when they’re at their choppiest. In each of Auburn’s last two games, Thorne has tossed early interceptions – one being a short Pick 6 against Vanderbilt. And because Auburn junior defensive back Keionte Scott knows throwing those interceptions early in a game can be demoralizing and can lead to a snowball effect of negativity, he’s always quick to approach Thorne afterwards to be sure his attitude is in check. “Yeah, always try to come up to him and he’s already on that,” Scott said. “So I don’t even have to mention it to him.” When Freeze arrived to The Plains, he brought with him a “FAMILY” acronym. Freeze was looking for faith, attitude, mental toughness, integrity, love and each individual player – or “you” – to establish the foundation of the rebuild he was taking over on The Plains. And the ‘M’ part of that acronym has been tested this season – especially if your last name is Thorne. But Thorne – especially recently – has proved to have mental toughness and has illustrated a “next-play mentality” when things go awry a bit during games. “Quarterbacks, they better have that,” Freeze said. “He does have it, and he’s able to handle me, lets me rant a little bit without it destroying him.” It goes without saying, but Thorne hasn’t been perfect this season. Through 10 games, Thorne has passed for 1,432 yards, 13 touchdowns and seven interceptions. Surely, Thorne’s touchdown-to-interception ratio isn’t where he or Freeze wants it. So there have been plenty of coaching opportunities on the sidelines. “I think it’s obviously glaring when he’s made a mistake at quarterback. But one of the reasons I think he handles it is because, the few mistakes he’s made, he knows better. I guess that’s why it upsets me sometimes,” Freeze said. “But man, he’s a no-excuse guy, play the next play. It shows.” When Thorne threw that Pick 6 against Vanderbilt, it was ugly looking. It appeared as though he tossed it right into the arms of the Commodores’ defender, who had a short and clear path to the end zone. “I just didn’t see him,” Thorne said after the fact. “Threw it out there thinking that Rivaldo (Fairweather) was wide open. Obviously he was not, so I gotta be better there.” On the television broadcast, announcers commented that they thought the sun being in Thorne’s eyes might be to blame, making for an easy alibi. But Thorne isn’t interested in alibis. When asked about the sun being in his eyes, Thorne simply shook his head and assured that wasn’t the case. “The sun is a lot worse at practice than at the game,” Thorne said. Despite having thrown an interception in each of his last games, Thorne – and the rest of the Auburn offense – seem to be finding their stride at the most opportune time as a date with the team from Tuscaloosa looms large. And needless to say, both against New Mexico State this week and Alabama next week, Thorne won’t be looking back on the interception he threw against Vanderbilt or the one he threw against Arkansas. Thorne doesn’t do much looking in the rearview mirror. There isn’t time to do that. “I mean, it is always a cliche thing to say he is focused on the next play because the last one, he can’t get back anyways,” said Auburn tight end Tyler Fromm. “You don’t want to see a guy (griping) on a mistake he made 20 plays ago when he can’t do anything about it. So it’s always good to see a quarterback, a leader like him move on and take the team with him.” If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our User Agreement and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

al.com How will Auburn keep players from flirting with the transfer portal? Hugh Freeze has a plan Updated: Nov. 15, 2023, 1:28 p.m.|Published: Nov. 15, 2023, 1:27 p.m. 4–5 minutes Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze, center, and quarterback Robby Ashford (9) react after an interception by Mississippi during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill )AP It today’s world of college football, there might not be anything more tempting than the transfer portal. Considering how common and easy transferring to another program has become, the second a player feels unhappy or that he might have better opportunities elsewhere, it’s easy to jump ship. And Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze sees that as players giving up on the “process of becoming.” “My preference would be to develop kids,” Freeze said when asked if he preferred recruiting high school recruits to dipping into the transfer portal. “But the process of becoming is kinda being lost.” Freeze misses the days of recruiting a player out of high school and spending one or two years to develop him before having him ready to see quality snaps. Unfortunately for guys like Freeze and other “old school” coaches, that just can’t happen anymore as patience has become razor thin. “There’s too many voices in the heads of these young men,” Freeze said during the SEC Teleconference Wednesday afternoon. “And I think they get bad advice and we’ve made it really, really easy to quit something because it’s hard. And I think that’s a bad lesson for now and a bad lesson for life.” Now, obviously Freeze didn’t seem to mind the transfer portal when he first accepted the job at Auburn and brought in more than 20 transfer players. But given the situation he inherited after the Tigers’ program was left bare by the previous coaching staff, Freeze was left no choice but to try and plug and play transfers. Moving forward, one can expect Freeze to focus on high school and junior college prospects. That’s already become evident as Freeze and the rest of Auburn’s coaching staff continue to reap success on the recruiting trail. Last week was a big week as the Tigers earned the commitments of the No. 1 JUCO safety Laquan Robinson, flipped 4-star edge rusher Jamonta Waller away from Florida and reeled in 2025 4-star tight end Ryan Ghea. But often times, bringing in young, raw talent from the high school ranks means some guys might be sitting in their first season or two. And given what we know about the appeal of the transfer portal, the question of how Freeze intends to keep underutilized players from flirting with the transfer portal is a big one. “I have a plan for that,” Freeze said Wednesday when asked how he tries to players from jumping ship. Because Freeze feels it’s working, he didn’t want to offer too many specifics as to what exactly that plan looks like. In short, he calls it the “SOAR Program.” “We’ve got a group of men in this building, that’s one of their sole charges is developing the relationships with these young kids to try to convince them of truth and not believing some lies or hopes,” Freeze explained. Freeze didn’t offer insight into who makes up the group of men. And while Freeze feels confident in his approach to this point, he realizes it won’t work every time. “I don’t know that any of us are ever going to be 100% in it and it certainly makes it very difficult to manage your recruiting and roster management,” Freeze said. “But it’s part of the game now and it’s not a part that many of us like, but you better pay attention to it for sure, because it’s here.” If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our User Agreement and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded,

auburnwire.usatoday.com New Mexico State quarterback Diego Pavia listed as 'day-to-day' for Auburn game Taylor Jones ~2 minutes The New Mexico State Aggies are having an impressive season to this point. They enter Saturday’s game at Auburn with an 8-3 record and will play in the Conference USA Championship game at Liberty next month. The Aggies hope to use their momentum to upset Auburn on Saturday at Jordan-Hare Stadium but may have to endure a setback as their star quarterback may not be available to compete. New Mexico State quarterback Diego Pavia has passed for 2,257 yards and 19 touchdowns this season and has rushed for an additional 703 yards and five scores. In a report by Colin Deaver of KTSM News in El Paso, Texas, Pavia has not been at “full speed” this week and is in “day-to-day” status according to Aggies head coach, Jerry Kill. Kill says that Pavia got banged up in last week’s game at Western Kentucky, but did not specify the details of his injury. If Pavia can not play on Saturday, New Mexico State will likely go with Eli Stowers. Stowers has played in all 11 games to this point and has completed 4-of-8 passes for 99 yards and a touchdown. Auburn faces New Mexico State on Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m. CT at Jordan-Hare Stadium. The game can be seen on SEC Network. Contact/Follow us @TheAuburnWire on X (Twitter), and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Auburn news, notes, and opinions. You can also follow Taylor on Twitter @TaylorJones__

lindyssports.com Before Iron Bowl, Auburn not overlooking New Mexico State | Lindy's Sports 2–3 minutes Field Level Media November 15, 2023 at 4:06 pm. Two bowl-eligible teams riding win streaks will meet when New Mexico State visits Auburn on Saturday afternoon. The Aggies (8-3, 6-1 Conference USA) have won six straight and seven of eight behind dynamic dual-threat quarterback Diego Pavia and a scrappy defense. Pavia has passed for 2,257 yards and 19 touchdowns with just six interceptions and has rushed for a team-high 703 yards and five scores through 11 games. In last week’s 38-29 win over Western Kentucky, Pavia passed for two touchdowns and ran for 44 yards to pace a New Mexico State offense that rushed for 236 yards. Safety Mehki Miller became the first Aggie to score a defensive touchdown this season when he picked off Austin Reed and raced 57 yards to pay dirt. The play sealed all hopes of a Hilltoppers comeback and helped New Mexico State clinch a berth in the C-USA title game in Jerry Kill’s second season as head coach. “I’m just kind of in shock really, but it means the world to do it with these kids and in Las Cruces,” Kill said. “Having it happen so quickly, we’re still not where we need to be and here but we are playing for the conference championship.” Auburn (6-4, 3-4 Southeastern Conference) became bowl-eligible after it turned in its most complete performance of the season in a 48-10 road win over Arkansas. Payton Thorne threw three touchdown passes and ran for 88 yards and a score. Jarquez Hunter surpassed the 100-yard rushing mark for the third straight game (109), while Rivaldo Fairweather added two scoring receptions. Auburn’s defense recorded five sacks and forced two fumbles and Keionte Scott returned a punt 74 yards for a touchdown. Although it was the Tigers’ third straight win, Hugh Freeze doesn’t want his team overlooking New Mexico State before its meeting with rival Alabama in the Iron Bowl on Nov. 25. “We’ll talk about it today in our team meeting, and that’ll be my message,” Freeze said earlier this week. “We won’t talk about the other team that you mentioned (Alabama); we’ll talk about the one we have right in front of us that could sting us. And I’ve experienced that before.”

saturdaydownsouth.com Hugh Freeze comments on the evolution of Auburn’s offense from Week 1 Ethan Stone | 17 hours ago ~3 minutes Hugh Freeze was asked Wednesday afternoon at the SEC teleconference to discuss the improvement of Auburn’s offense from Week 1 to now. The Tigers offense has dropped 27 or more points in each of their last 3 games as Payton Thorne starts to find his groove with the unit. But it goes deeper than that. On Wednesday Freeze told reporters that he believes the identity of the offense has changed, or more accurately, Auburn finally found an identity. Here’s his explanation: “We’ve just really changed to having that identity, I don’t think we ever had a true identity,” Freeze said. “I think we were searching all the way through the Ole Miss game truthfully, until after that when — and I have nobody to blame but myself. Sometimes when I talk about this, people think I’m blaming the offensive staff or me not being totally in charge of it totally at that point, or whatever. Ultimately, it’s my responsibility, so I was on board with what everybody thought was our best chance to win those games. But ultimately it just became so uncomfortable for me that I just said this is what’s worked for me for all my years in college and I just can’t go any longer — and no one fought back on that. Everybody was kind of probably relieved. And so we have an identity now.” The Tigers are back in action this week against New Mexico State, looking to build some more momentum before the Iron Bowl. Ethan Stone was an editor for his student newspaper at the University of Tennessee and is now a News Manager for Saturday Down South. Follow on Twitter.

si.com Hugh Freeze Says Blocking vs Arkansas Was Probably Best of the Season Lance Dawe 2–3 minutes Auburn went wild on the ground against Arkansas last weekend. Auburn went wild on the ground against Arkansas last weekend. The Tigers (6-4, 3-5 SEC) ran for 354 yards and a pair of touchdowns and 6.4 yards per carry. The offense as a whole averaged 6.8 yards per play. Through wins over Mississippi State, Vanderbilt and Arkansas, Auburn has averaged more than 6.5 yards per play in three straight games for the first time since 2017. It's all been thanks to a rushing attack that is seemingly getting stronger. Either that, or it's a trio of bad opponents the Tigers have played in a row to get things back on track. Regardless, the ground game has been continuing to impress for three straight weeks now, and the win over Arkansas is the current pinnacle. Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze said he was pleased with the blocking performance form the Tigers on Saturday. It may have been the best perimeter blocking of the season. "We still have a ways to go, we left some yards out there because of that, but we have improved it, other than the Vandy game," Freeze said. "But the others we've done a decent job, that was probably our best, down the field, people being aggressive and finishing and playing without the ball, I thought that was our best to date, but we've still got to work on it." Freshman center Connor Lew has stepped in for the injured Avery Jones and has looked solid. Dillon Wade had one of his best games this past weekend against the Hogs. The unit could struggle against Alabama in a couple of weeks, but right now they're clicking. Having confidence in that has been a key for Hugh Freeze. "It's really good to see our kids play with confidence," Freeze said in his Monday morning press conference. "I don't think you can be very good at anything if you don't have confidence in what you're doing. They seem to be a confident group that's excited for another opportunity."

done! i am sorry for your loss. a best friend is family.

slow day folks. have a good one!

my butt is dragging lol. not much at tigerland so i am looking. weird not much press.i bet if we were losing we would have a ton of articles. i partied and stayed up late.

al.com As coaching carousel winds up, Hugh Freeze recalls his road from Liberty to Auburn Published: Nov. 14, 2023, 12:04 p.m. 5–6 minutes Auburn introduces Hugh Freeze as head football coach This time last year, Hugh Freeze was at the helm of the Liberty Flames’ football program, which at one point had strung together six wins in a row – including a 21-19 win over Arkansas. Come the weekend of Nov. 19, however, Freeze and the Flames found themselves on a two-game losing streak after coughing up narrow losses to UConn and Virginia Tech. Liberty lost those games by a combined three points. But then came Liberty’s regular-season finale – a home game against the 4-6 New Mexico State Aggies, who Freeze’s current team at Auburn is set to square off against this Saturday. Liberty went on to lose to New Mexico State — and it wasn’t by a slim margin, either. It was a 49-14 thrashing, giving the Flames a season-ending black eye. And this isn’t to suggest Freeze has bad luck against New Mexico State or that Saturday’s game at Jordan-Hare is shaping up to be some scary trap game. But rather it paints a picture of how hard it is to lead a football team while also being considered for a coaching vacancy more than 550 miles away. “Extremely, extremely difficult to manage,” Freeze said Monday when asked about juggling staying engaged with his current program, while also flirting with another. “I can’t explain how hard it is.” After Auburn fired former head coach Bryan Harsin in the middle of the 2022 season, the Tigers were rumored to have zeroed in on Freeze less than a month later. Harsin was officially axed on Halloween and by Nov. 26, the same day Liberty hosted New Mexico State, Freeze was left addressing questions from his players. Freeze is said to have given his locker room a transparent response. “Is the job everyone is talking about one that I would have an interest in talking with? Sure,” Freeze said in his postgame press conference, echoing what he told his team. “That doesn’t mean they have offered me a job. Who knows where that’s headed but I’ve always said I’ve loved being here on the mountain. I’m happy here, but I’m not going to sit here and say to our kids it’s absolutely false and there’s no interest in it.” Freeze was later asked if he thought the coaching rumors were reason for his team faltering against New Mexico State. “I haven’t been offered a job but it certainly was hard to refute that report and it definitely was bothering some people,” Freeze said after the Flames’ loss to the Aggies. “Just hate it.” In the past three days, two head coaching positions have opened within the SEC as Texas A&M was first to relieve Jimbo Fisher, followed by Mississippi State firing Zach Arnett on Monday. And while Freeze and Auburn fans alike are relieved that neither party’s names are in the headlines for this year’s rendition of the coaching carousel, Auburn’s head coach can’t help but feel for families like Fisher’s and Arnett’s. “You hurt for all these families that are gonna be displaced,” Freeze said Monday. “We all sign up for it, so we get it.” Meanwhile, Freeze’s experience during his final weeks at Liberty can’t help but leave him sympathizing for the coaches on the other end of the stick: the coaches left addressing rumors – perhaps some true and some not. “I also thought about all the names that start being floated around and just the challenge that it is because I just experienced it here recently,” Freeze said. “I don’t know what the right thing is to do because you’re trying to protect your relationship with those young men and the school that’s been so good to you — while you can’t help but want to listen to an opportunity like Auburn in the SEC. There’s not many of those jobs.” Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin and Oregon head coach Dan Lanning have each already been questioned about the coaching vacancy in College Station. And with both Kiffin and Lanning currently piloting top-15 teams and are eyeing notable postseason opportunities, both were quick to refute any speculation about them leaving their current posts. How truthful those remarks were? Only time will tell. But regardless of who the Aggies, Bulldogs and other programs searching for new leadership begin to zero in on, Freeze would warn the candidates that it’s going to be tough. “It is extremely, extremely difficult to manage,” Freeze said. “That last 24 hours was rough.” If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our User Agreement and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

247sports.com Phillips Tuesday afternoon musings Phillip Marshall 7–8 minutes Major honors for McLeod, Scott Auburn edge rusher Jalen McLeod and punt returner/defensive back Keionte Scott were named SEC Players of the Week Monday. McLeod, who had nine tackles, three sacks and four tackles for loss against Arkansas, was named the defensive Player of the Week. Scott, who returned a punt 74 yards for a touchdown was special teams Player of the Week. On Tuesday, McLeod was named the Bednarik national Player of the Week. McLeod became the first Auburn player with three sacks, four tackles for loss and a forced fumble in a game in at least the last 18 seasons. His four tackles for loss is tied for the highest number in the SEC this season. His three sacks are tied for second most in the league this season. Scott’s punt return was the third-longest in the league this season and sparked Auburn's 21-point first quarter, marking the team's highest-scoring first quarter in an SEC game since 2017. Maybe Auburn caused Arkansas’ dreadful Saturday It seems most of the talk around Auburn’s 48-10 victory at Arkansas has been about how poorly Arkansas played instead of how well Auburn played. The truth is Arkansas was the favorite going into the game. It was playing at home and coming off its biggest win of the season. Maybe Auburn was the reason the Razorbacks didn’t look so hot. Auburn played its best game in a long while. McLeod was nothing short of spectacular on the edge. Auburn dominated both sides of the line of scrimmage. Auburn could have won by more were it not for the kindness of head coach Hugh Freeze. The notion that Arkansas players didn’t care is ridiculous. It’s easy for a team to lose its edge when it is behind 21-0 halfway through the first quarter, but that doesn’t translate into not caring. Freeze cautions that momentum can be fleeting Freeze welcomed the momentum that has come from three consecutive wins, but he cautioned at his Monday press conference that momentum can go away as quickly as it comes. “You know, you can't help when you win some games and you're getting quality recruits, I mean, that's cause for you to say you have momentum, but you have the job and the choice to continue that,” Freeze said. “If we stump our toe this week and it's easy to say the momentum would be shifted the other way and everyone that's praising you right now would not be praising you. “So momentum is an everyday thing. I firmly believe in life you're either winning or learning. And I think that's a choice. You can also choose losing. But one thing's for sure: You better get to choosing or life has a way of choosing for you.” Auburn defensive line stands tall The biggest surprise on Auburn’s football team? For me, it is the defensive line. I thought going into the season that it was going to be a huge issue. Jalen McLeod, when healthy, has been a force on the edge. Tackle Marcus Harris has become one of the SEC’s top defensive tackles. But it’s not just them. From top to bottom, the defensive line has exceeded all expectations. Can Pittman hang on at Arkansas? Jimbo Fisher is gone. So is Zach Arnett. Is Arkansas’ Sam Pittman next? I have no inside Arkansas information, but from my vantage point, the tea leaves don’t look good for the likable Arkansas coach. Pittman said all the right things Monday, saying he was focused on the next game and that he expected to be Arkansas’ head coach in the future. But conspicuous in his silence has been athletic director Hunter Yurick. If the plan was to keep Pittman, you would expect that he would go ahead and say it. He has said nothing. The Razorbacks are 3-7, but it’s not an ordinary 3-7. They lost on a last-second field goal at LSU. They lost by 3 at Alabama. They lost 27-20 at Ole Miss after leading in the fourth quarter. They won at Florida. They also lost to a bad Mississippi State team 7-3 at home. They were crushed 48-10 at home by Auburn. It seems ages ago, but they lost 37-31 at home to BYU. They should get to four wins Saturday against Florida International. They will be heavy underdogs at home to Missouri in the regular-season finale. The Razorbacks were 7-6 last season. They were 9-4 in 2001. In 2000, his first season, they were 3-7. This season, they are 3-7. They are last in the SEC West and 13th overall. They are 3-10 in their last 13 SEC games. They have not beaten a Power 5 team at home this season. That’s not exactly a glittering resume. My Heisman vote will go to Nix or Daniels Unless something I don’t expect happens, the top two spots on my Heisman Trophy ballot will go to LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels and Oregon quarterback Bo Nix. I don’t know yet what the order will be. I will say that LSU’s record will have no impact on my vote. It’s not Daniels’ fault that LSU is bad on defense. The Heisman Trophy is awarded to the player deemed the best in college football. Not the most valuable. Not the best player on the best team. The best player. That is the criteria. Nix has been just as impactful for Oregon, just in a different way. Nix has passed for 3,135 yards. He has completed 77.7 percent of his passes for 29 touchdowns. He has thrown two interceptions. He hasn’t needed to run much, but he has scored five touchdowns on the ground. I’m not prepared to say who will be third on my ballot. America’s team? No way Jim Harbaugh says Michigan has become America’s team because it overcame adversity and beat the first team it has faced with a pulse. He conveniently forgets to mention that adversity is 100-percent self-inflicted. He talks about taking civics as a high school senior and learning about due process and innocent until proven guilty. That would make sense if he was on trial in a court of law. Neither the Big Ten nor the NCAA is a court of law. A mountain of evidence makes it clear that Michigan cheated in an effort to gain a competitive advantage. The Big Ten was within its rights to suspend Harbaugh for three games. The NCAA, which is already investigating Harbaugh in an earlier case, won’t likely stop at that, though I expect Harbaugh to have fled to the NFL before that happens. America’s team? Give me a break. Early success can be dangerous for coaches Any coach would welcome taking over a team loaded with talent and having a big first season. But is that really the best career path? Gus Malzahn won an SEC championship and played for the national championship in 2013, his first season as Auburn’s head coach. It was a memorable and joyful season. But with it came expectations for more of the same, and that didn’t happen. He was fired after eight seasons. Gene Chizik won a national championship in his second season. Once again, it raised expectations out of sight. He was gone two years later. The truth is, when there is a coaching change, there is going to be a transition season or maybe even two. Depending on the inherited roster, it might be the first one. It might be the second or the third, but it’s going to happen.

si.com New Mexico State QB May Not Be Available vs Auburn Lance Dawe ~2 minutes Auburn may be facing New Mexico State without their star quarterback. Auburn may be facing New Mexico State without their star quarterback. According to Colin Deaver of KTSM 9 News, Jerry Kill said that New Mexico State QB Diego Pavia practiced some today. He wasn’t full-speed, and it seems like he’ll be day-to-day for Auburn this Saturday. Kill said Pavia is tough and will do everything he can to be on the field. Pavis played through injury against Western Kentucky last weekend, completing 14 of his 24 pass attempts for 141 yards and two touchdowns. He also ran for 44 yards. New Mexico State has already clinched a spot in the C-USA title game. There's a chance that they rest Pavia against Auburn in order to not potentially injure him further. Tigers' head coach Hugh Freeze had a lot of praise for Pavia on Monday. "Very talented quarterback, extremely, extremely tough," Freeze said. "He's mobile, he's a handful for sure... they've got a really good plan, and he can make a lot of things happen with his feet." In 11 games for New Mexico State this season Pavia has completed 59.7% of his passes for 2,257 yards, 19 touchdowns against six interceptions. He also has 703 rushing yards and five rushing scores. Auburn returns home to take on New Mexico State this Saturday, November 18th. Kickoff is at 3:00 pm CT on the SEC Network.

si.com Auburn HC Bruce Pearl speaks ahead of Legends Classic in NYC Daniel Locke 2–3 minutes Auburn is set to take on Notre Dame and either Oklahoma State or St. Bonaventure at the Legends Classic at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York this week. What did Pearl have to say ahead of the trip? The Auburn Tigers are set to travel to Brooklyn, New York later this week. They will take on the Notre Dame on Thursday. On Friday, they will take on either Oklahoma State or St. Bonaventure. Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl addressed the media today in order to preview the trip. "We're excited about Thursday/Friday, to go to Brooklyn and play in the Legends Classic," Pearl said. "I think they are going to do some fun things regarding our legends that we're going to get to see. Legends like Marquis Daniels and Charles Barkley a couple of our great former players as this Auburn basketball team tries to make history of its own." Pearl talked about going up against a historic program like Notre Dame. "Historic program, historic university," Pearl said. "Great history and tradition. This is the second time I've gotten to play against Notre Dame." Pearl talked about how much he respects Notre Dame head coach Micah Shrewsberry. "I've known Micah for years because he was on those Butler staffs," Pearl said. "...Then I watched his teams at Penn State play and I went oh my gosh, they're so good, they're so well coached." Pearl talked about St. Bonaventure's proximity to Brooklyn and how he expects it to play a factor. "St. Bonaventure is obviously in New York," Pearl said. "We knew while it would be a neutral site, there was also a chance it could be a hostile environment." Auburn and Notre Dame will tip off at 8 p.m. CT on Thursday and the broadcast can be found on ESPN2. Auburn will take on either Oklahoma State or St. Bonaventure on Friday. Tipoff will be at either 3 p.m. or 6 p.m. CT and the broadcast can be found on ESPN2 or ESPNU.

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