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auburntigers.com Football vs Texas A&M on 9/23/2023 - Box Score 16–20 minutes Auburn (3-1 , 0-1) -VS- Texas A&M (3-1 , 1-0) Box Score Menu Game Statistics By Team Team Statistics Statistic AUB A&M First Downs Total 14 16 Rushing 9 9 Passing 5 7 Penalty 0 0 Rushing Total (Net) 144 209 Attempts 41 33 Avg. Per Rush 3.5 6.3 Rushing TDs 0 1 Yds. Gained 196 226 Yds. Lost 52 17 Passing Total (Net) 56 193 Comp.-Att.-Int. 9-23-0 15-25-0 Avg. / Att. 2.4 7.7 Avg. / Comp. 6.2 12.9 TDs 0 2 Total Offense Yards 200 402 Plays 64 58 Avg. / Play 3.1 6.9 Fumbles - Lost 2-0 1-1 Penalties - Yds. 10-64 7-50 Punting Punts - Yds. 9-362 5-207 Avg. / Punt 40.2 41.4 Inside 20 2 1 50+ Yds. 3 0 Touchbacks 1 0 Fair Catch 3 2 Kickoffs Total - Yds. 3-177 6-387 Avg. Yds. / Kickoff 59.0 64.5 Touchbacks 2 5 Returns Punt: Total - Yds. - TDs 2-14-0 3-30-0 Punt: Avg. / Return 7.0 10.0 Kickoff: Total - Yds. - TDs 1-16-0 1-15-0 Kickoff: Avg. / Return 16.0 15.0 INT: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 0-0-0 Fumble: Total - Yds. - TDs 1-67-1 0-0-0 Miscellaneous Misc. Yards 0 0 Poss. Time 32:10 27:50 3rd. Down Conv. 3 of 15 5 of 12 4th. Down Conversions 1 of 2 0 of 0 Red-Zone: Scores - Chances 0-0 2-2 Sacks: Total - Yds. 2-11 7-26 PAT: Total - Made 1-1 3-3 2PT Conversion: Total - Made 0-0 0-0 Field Goals: Total - Made 1-1 2-2

auburnwire.usatoday.com Instant Analysis: Auburn falls victim to Texas A&M's second half explosion, drops SEC opener Taylor Jones ~4 minutes Auburn’s SEC opener against Texas A&M began as a defensive battle before ultimately turning into a second-half offensive clinic by the Aggies. Texas A&M outgained Auburn 281-81 in the second half to pull away and earn a 20-10 win over Auburn at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas. Buy Tigers Tickets Leading 6-3 at halftime, Texas A&M (3-1, 1-0 SEC) owned a small advantage in the yards department, 121-112. Auburn (3-1, 0-1 SEC) held the advantage in rushing with 66 yards while Texas A&M passed for 70 yards. 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 in the second half. Texas A&M scored on their first drive, but it was a win for Auburn. The Aggies only gained 46 yards on the initial drive with Jaylin Simpson recording a tackle for loss. The Aggies jumped out to a 3-0 lead with 9:23 to go in the first quarter. The Aggies’ next drive provided trouble for Auburn, but the defense turned up intensity within the red zone, thus forcing Texas A&M to kick another field goal. Texas A&M extended their lead to 6-0 with 5:31 remaining in the 1st quarter on a 32-yard field goal by Randy Bond. The key play of the drive was a 36-yard rush by Texas A&M running back Le’Veon Moss to set them up at the Auburn 23-yard line. An otherwise successful drive turned into a near disaster for Auburn on their second possession. Running backs Jarquez Hunter and Damari Alston combined to rush for 45 yards on the drive before a supposed fumble was recovered by Texas A&M’s Edgerrin Cooper and turned into a 63-yard touchdown. However, after video review, it was determined that Payton Thorne attempted a forward pass to Alston, which fell incomplete. The drive ended with an Auburn punt. Auburn’s only points of the half came in the final seconds when Alex McPherson nailed a 53-yard field goal to cut into Texas A&M’s lead, 6-3. The third quarter got off to a great start for Texas A&M. Aggies quarterback Conner Weigman was ruled out for the second half due to an injury he suffered late in the first half. Max Johnson stepped in and ended his first drive with a 22-yard touchdown pass to his brother, Jake, to push Texas A&M to a 13-3 lead with 9:42 remaining in the 3rd quarter. Johnson would connect on all three passes in his first drive for 44 yards. Johnson extended the Aggies’ lead again with his second passing score of the game with 6:22 remaining in the quarter. He connected with wide receiver Evan Stewart from 37 yards out to advance Texas A&M’s score to 20-3. Auburn’s first touchdown of the game would occur with 12:16 remaining in the contest. Kayin Lee forced Aggies running back Reuben Owens to fumble, with the ball ultimately landing in the hands of Eugene Asante. Asante would return the turnover 67 yards to cut Texas A&M’s lead to 20-10. The final blow from Texas A&M came with 3:59 remaining in the game when Le’Veon Moss scored from four yards away to push Texas A&M to a 27-10 lead. Auburn looks to bounce back next Saturday against No. 1 Georgia. The next edition of the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry will commence at 2:30 p.m. CT and will be televised live on CBS. 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__

saturdaydownsouth.com What Hugh Freeze said after Auburn’s 27-10 loss to Texas A&M Mark Kern | 12 hours ago 3–4 minutes Hugh Freeze and the Auburn Tigers suffered their first loss of the season on Saturday, losing to the Texas A&M Aggies, 27-10. The offense had major struggles all day, as the team mustered up only 200 yards of offense. The passing game was especially bad, as the Tigers quarterbacks were 9-of-23 for 56 yards. Starter Payton Thorne had an especially tough game, as he finished 6-of-12 for 44 yards. The quarterbacks were sacked 7 times by the Texas A&M defense, and the lone Auburn touchdown was a defensive touchdown. Freeze spoke with reporters after the game. To summarize, while the offense struggled, Freeze liked what he saw out of the defense. Auburn HC Hugh Freeze: "I thought our kids played well enough on defense to win the game, outside of the few explosive plays… on offense, we're searching. And we've got to find some answers." — Justin Ferguson (@JFergusonAU) September 23, 2023 Hugh Freeze: "Offensively, we're searching. And we've got to find some answers." — Nathan King (@NathanKing247) September 23, 2023 Auburn HC Hugh Freeze: "I thought we were holding up pretty good in the middle. We got distracted on the edge with their pressure… It affected us. It costs us in the run game a few games, truthfully. We've got to coach it better and execute it better." — Justin Ferguson (@JFergusonAU) September 23, 2023 Hugh Freeze didn’t have an update on #Auburn running back Damari Alston (shoulder), who he said will undergo an x-ray. — Adam Cole (@colereporter) September 23, 2023 Hugh Freeze on the quarterbacks: “We have people open and we keep missing them.” — Patrick Bingham (@PatrickABingham) September 23, 2023 Hugh Freeze heading into halftime says penalties are killing drives: "I think they are phantom holding calls." He adds the sacks are another thing killing them. — Justin Hokanson (@_JHokanson) September 23, 2023 It wasn’t just the offense struggling, as the team had a lack of focus and a ton of costly mistakes. The Tigers had 10 penalties for 64 yards, and were only 3-of-15 on 3rd down conversions. For Auburn, these issues are things the Tigers have to fix and fix quickly. The schedule doesn’t get any easier, as the Tigers will host No. 1 Georgia next Saturday. Last year, these two teams played and Georgia won the game, 42-10.

247sports.com PMARSHONAU Something has to change for Auburns offense Phillip Marshall 8–11 minutes Auburn's offense goes into deep freeze in the second half Against a defense that is no mighty force, Auburn’s offense was stuck in the mud or stuck in something for most of the day on Saturday at Kyle Field. Was starting quarterback Payton Thorne the problem? Was it play-calling? Was it the offensive line? Was it something else? I am far from qualified to answer those questions, but if Auburn is to make something out of this season, something has to change. In their second game against a Power 5 opponent, the Tigers got little done on offense. The Tigers spent most of the first half in Texas A&M territory but got just three points on a field goal with five seconds left in the half. They ran the ball well early, but with no threat from the passing game, that went away, too. And in the end, Texas A&M won it 27-10. Auburn’s defense was terrific in the first half, but it struggled in the second half. After knocking starter Conner Weigman out of the game in the first half, the Tigers had no good answer for backup Max Johnson, a former starter at LSU. Johnson, in fact, looked much sharper than Weigman did, taking A&M to touchdowns on its first two possessions of the second half and essentially putting the game on ice. The third quarter was abysmal, and that is putting it kindly. Auburn had no first downs and two yards of offense. In the end, Auburn had 200 yards of offense, just 52 through the air. Auburn had ample chances to score in the first half, controlling time of possession and moving the ball consistently in the second quarter. Thorne overthrew wide-open receiver Jay Fair on a play that should have gone for a touchdown. He missed other open receivers. He held the ball too long and took sacks. Penalties – especially holds on two big plays in field goal range – were crucial again. Some of them were questionable at best. Finally, Auburn turned to backup quarterback Robby Ashford. He made some plays but got no points. With the score 20-10, Ashford finally engineered a drive in the fourth quarter, but a holding penalty pushed the Tigers out of field goal range. On the next possession, A&M got a 79-yard run against Auburn’s tiring defense to set up the touchdown that erased all doubt. Holden Geriner got his shot and got a couple of first downs. And that was that. Losing on the road at Texas A&M is no disgrace, but if Auburn doesn’t play better against No. 1 Georgia next Saturday at home or against LSU in Baton Rouge or, really, against any SEC team, winning is going to be extremely difficult. I thought this season would be the opposite of what it is. I thought the offense would be good and would get better as the season went on. I thought the defense would struggle. 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. It could have been worse. On a toss sweep to Damari Alston in the first quarter, the ball went to the ground and was returned for an apparent touchdown. But on replay, it was correctly ruled that the ball went forward – barely – and was thus an incomplete pass. First-year Auburn coach Hugh Freeze acknowledged during the week that his team was facing a significant challenge against an extremely talented team. But he could not have expected what unfolded. It has to be maddening for a coach who built his career on high-powered offenses. Fittingly, Auburn’s only touchdown came when linebacker Eugene Asante snatched a fumble out of the air in the fourth quarter and ran 67 yards to cut A&M’s lead to 20-10. Freeze gave no hint of what decisions might be made moving forward. He said his players came into the game expecting to win. He said he felt good at halftime with A&M leading 6-3. But in the third quarter, it all came apart.

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i am more worried than i was as i read on the rant we are now 9 point dogs instead of 7.5...............

man i love the velveeta ro-tel dip! i like mine with some hot sausage after it has been browned. then i sit around and make sure some nasty types do not double dip with one chip...........lol

do you not feel like a cannibal cooking and eating wings bird? my gawd the horror man! what do you think about this golf?

on my budget i am doing great if i can fry baloney.....................grins

this one i think will be a challenge. i will be pulling for the mighty tigers with all the energy in my being! let me say i will always love my tigers win,lose, or draw. i have my lucky wristband and my lucky coffee cup. i will be hoo doin and voo doin to the football gods for this victory.i will not lie.........i want this win bad. real bad. not for hate of jim and company but because of my love for Auburn.And yes my Auburn love is a selfish love. but i have found Auburn most of the time will love me back. LET'S GET THIS ONE!

thirty days? it should have been thirty years in prison. a baby? babies cannot even fight back. in the article she semed more worried about why she did it than being ashamed or sorry she did.

trump should be executed for treason and buried in an unmarked grave..............

al.com Auburn vs. Texas A&M by the numbers Updated: Sep. 23, 2023, 2:12 a.m.|Published: Sep. 23, 2023, 2:01 a.m. 4–5 minutes Sports Auburn vs. Texas A&M by the numbers: Pass less, win more Auburn safety Jaylin Simpson carries the football after an interception against Samford on Sept. 16, 2023, at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn.(AP Photo/Butch Dill) By Mark Inabinett | minabinett@al.com Auburn (3-0) at Texas A&M (2-1) 11 a.m. CDT Saturday (ESPN) Kyle Field in Bryan-College Station, Texas 1 Previous meeting during the poll era between Auburn and Texas A&M in which neither team was ranked – the Tigers’ 13-10 victory last season. In their first 11 meetings in that time period, both teams were ranked four times, Auburn was ranked two other times and Texas A&M was ranked five other times. 2 Forced fumbles and two tackles for loss for Auburn OLB Jalen McLeod against Texas A&M last season. McLeod was playing for Appalachian State at the time, and the Mountaineers upended the Aggies 17-14. MORE SEC FOOTBALL BY THE NUMBERS: · TOP 10 FOR WEEK 4 · TOP 10 FROM WEEK 3 3 Consecutive games with an interception for Auburn S Jaylin Simpson. With an interception in each of the Tigers’ first three games this season, Simpson became the first Auburn player to accomplish that feat since Jerraud Powers in 2007. Simpson has five interceptions in his past seven games. In his first 31 games at Auburn, Simpson had one interception. Texas A&M has played four consecutive games against Auburn without throwing an interception. 6 Consecutive Auburn-Texas A&M games have been won by the team that passed the fewest times. Last season, Auburn took a 13-10 victory while passing only 13 times. The streak started after Texas A&M defeated Auburn 29-16 in 2016 even though the Aggies threw 40 passes, five more than the Tigers. 6 Seasons were spent as Auburn’s quarterbacks coach by Texas A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher. Fisher was on the Tigers’ staff from 1993 through 1998. 7 Victories for Texas A&M and six victories for Auburn in the Aggies-Tigers series. Since the Aggies joined the SEC in 2012, Auburn leads the series 6-5. 10 Victories and one loss for Auburn on Sept. 23. Since a 40-7 loss to Ole Miss in Montgomery on Sept. 23, 1949, Auburn has won six consecutive games on the date. 25 Of 29 passes were completed by Texas A&M QB Conner Weigman in the Aggies’ 47-3 victory over Louisiana-Monroe last week – an 86.2 percent completion rate that set a school record (for players with at least 20 passes). Weigman reached 300 passing yards for the second straight week with 337. 30 Consecutive games with at least one reception for Texas A&M WR Ainias Smith, who had seven receptions for 127 yards in last week’s 47-3 victory over Louisiana-Monroe. 52 Victories, 32 losses and five ties for Auburn in their first SEC game in a season. Texas A&M has a 6-5 record in SEC openers. 132 Games have been played by Auburn since it was most recently shut out, the second-longest streak in school history. Auburn’s most recent shutout loss came 49-0 to Alabama on Nov. 17, 2012. Auburn’s record scoring streak lasted 149 games, starting with a 55-16 victory over Richmond on Oct. 4, 1980, and ending with a 17-0 loss to Alabama on Nov. 26, 1992. Auburn’s current scoring streak is the 10th-longest in SEC history, and its record streak is the ninth-longest. 405 Yards of total offense for Auburn QB Payton Thorne in the Tigers’ 45-13 victory over Samford last week. Thorne completed 24-of-32 passes for 282 yards with one TD and two interceptions and ran for 123 yards and two TDs on 11 carries to record the ninth game with more than 400 yards of total offense in school history. The QB had 252 yards of total offense in Auburn’s first two games this season. FOR MORE OF AL.COM’S COVERAGE OF THE SEC, GO TO OUR SEC PAGE Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.

247sports.com PMARSHONAU How Petrino inspired Jason Campbells drive to stardom Phillip Marshall 6–7 minutes Two decades later, former quarterback Jason Campbell still thinks about what might have been had Bobby Petrino stayed at Auburn just a little while longer. Former head coach Tommy Tuberville had felt compelled to make staff moves after the 2001 season, when a four-win Alabama team visited Jordan-Hare Stadium and won 31-7 to knock Auburn out of the SEC Championship Game. He fired offensive coordinator Noel Mazzone and defensive coordinator John Lovett. He hired Petrino from the Jacksonville Jaguars run the offense and Gene Chizik from Central Florida to run the defense. Campbell, a 5-star signee out of Taylorsville, Miss., had been through an up-and-down 2001 season as a redshirt freshman. He found in Petrino a coordinator he believed in and trusted. The 2002 Auburn team struggled early but took after Campbell became the starter to finish 9-4. Auburn’s roster was loaded. Campbell and his teammates eagerly looked forward to 2003. But Petrino was named head coach at Louisville and left after Auburn's bowl game.. Offensive line coach Hugh Nall was named offensive coordinator. Steve Ensminger would be the play-caller. A team that Campbell says was significantly more talented than the undefeated 2004 team was ranked No. 6 in the preseason polls but went 8-5. “I was probably one who suffered from him not being there our junior year,” Campbell says. “He knew how to get us involved in the game. He knew what my talent was. When we got ready to really take the offense to the next level, he was gone.” The 2003 team had all the players who would go 13-0 in 2004. It also had seniors like Karlos Dansby, Reggie Torbor, D.T. Thomas, Spencer Johnson and others who were on their way to the NFL. But Nall and Ensminger, charged with running Petrino’s offense, struggled to find consistency. More change was coming. Al Borges took over in 2004, and Campbell and Auburn’s offense took off. He, running back Cadillac Williams, running back Ronnie Brown and cornerback Carlos Rogers were first-round draft picks. Campbell was the SEC Offensive Player of the Year. Bobby Petrino is in his first season at Texas A&M. (Photo: Sam Craft, Houston Chronicle) Campbell says asking Nall and Ensminger to run Petrino’s offense was unfair to them. “You can’t run somebody else’s system and not know how they think about certain things and change certain things,” Campbell says. “We made that mistake, and we paid for it. If Petrino had stayed or Borges had come in a year earlier, I don’t believe we’d have lost more than one game in those two years. We had that type of talent.” Campbell went on to a 10-year NFL career, and it all started when Petrino came to town. He hopes to see Petrino on Saturday when Auburn goes to Texas A&M. Petrino is the first-year offensive coordinator for the Aggies. “It was a pro-style offense - lots of run game checks based on if this side is overloaded or that side is overloaded,” Campbell says. “You always had a check that you could get to. His passing game was very precise. Make sure you are going through your progressions. One thing I learned from him was to slide pass protections and those kinds of things. He is hard-nosed. He wants things done a certain way. Off the field, we’d go over to his house. He would cook some steaks and everything. On the football field, he wants things done in the right way.” Campbell sees similarities between what Petrino does now and what he did at Auburn, but not many. It was always Petrino’s stance that coordinators had to be ready to change or defenses would soon figure them out. “Some, but not a lot,” Campbell says. "The whole RPO system they run nowadays is different. Back when I was playing, it was a real pro-style offense. We did a lot of things under center. Once he got to Louisville and he had Lamar Jackson, they started doing a lot of RPOs. There are some similarities in the run game. He drops back a lot more in the passing game. Every year you have to continue to grow as the game is changing. He’s so good at what he does that he adapts to what he is going on now.” Petrino was a rising star when he left Louisville for an abbreviated stay with the Atlanta Falcons and then made Arkansas a contender in the SEC West. His career spiraled downward after he wrecked his motorcycle with a young female staffer riding with him and, after lying about it, admitted an affair. He spent a season at Western Kentucky and then returned to Louisville. He flourished with Jackson at quarterback but hit on hard times after Jackson was gone. He spent three seasons at Missouri State before Jimbo Fisher called him to repair his broken offense. Jason Campbell was SEC Offensive Player of the Year as a senior. (Photo: Auburn University) My own experience with Petrino was extremely positive. I enjoyed talking to him about the game and more. He is viewed as abrasive by many, and was before the unfortunate events at Arkansas. But I never found him to be that way. Campbell, the son of a coach, was not bothered by Petrino’s intensity on the practice field. He embraced it even when Petrino gave him the disappointing news that Cobb would go into the 2002 season as the starter. “He said ‘I am probably going to start the season off with Daniel,’” Campbell says. “He said ‘You are going to play in a lot of games before you take it over completely.’ He was putting me in a good position. And that’s exactly how it worked out. The things I learned from him and from Coach Borges prepared me for the NFL.” Today, Campbell is the analyst for Auburn radio broadcasts. Brown is a sideline reporter. Williams is Auburn’s running backs coach. All had long and distinguished NFL careers but never lost their affection for Auburn. All three were immensely talented, but it was when Petrino arrived that their careers took off. And then he was gone.

247sports.com Jason Caldwells Friday Auburn mailbag column Jason Caldwell 15–19 minutes Thoughts on Auburn-Texas A&M, Payton Thorne and the passing game, and a whole lot more. Boone91: Two unrelated questions- Is what we've seen from Thorne thus far about what you expected, or do you expect him to improve a lot through the course of the season? Do you think we have purposely held back some things on the either side of the ball prior to the conference schedule kicking off? I think they’ve probably held some things back on both sides of the ball, but especially on offense. There is a whole lot more in this offense that can be done. We saw more of it last weekend against Samford, and I think we’ll see a little bit more this week. Won’t surprise me to see a few special sets that we haven’t see this season. JB33: Over/under on each team's rushing yards for the game - and the likelihood that the teams' ability to run the ball and stop the run will be the most significant factor in the game. I don’t think there’s any question that forcing a team to be one-dimensional is one of the most important factors in Saturday’s game. Now, both teams may try to throw it more and may seem to rely on the pass, but that’s different than forcing someone to give it up. I think if either team gets to 150 rushing yards then it’s going to be a very big thing for their offense. Formerlywareagle13: Who has been your favorite player to cover?...in the context of journalism (openness, likabilty, humor, etc)...excluding current players There have been too many to name, to be honest. We have been fortunate to have a whole lot of really good people to cover over the years that just happened to be good players as well. I’ll tell you one that is back around the program right now, Jason Campbell. A great human being that dealt with some tough times and never let it show. He was good to cover. In basketball, a guy like Derrick Bird just comes to mind. He was outstanding. I have had many, many guys in baseball that I could name. A recent one was Ryan Bliss. Just a great player and person. ‌ Formerlywareagle13: Of our current commits...who do think is the most underrated...this question is from little13 I would probably go with Bryce Cain. I think he’s legit after watching him play last weekend. He reminds me of Jay Fair and what he’s doing now in this offense. I think Cain is going to be a monster on the next level and has the ability to be a playmaker very early. Another one is Kensley Faustin. I think he could be a Jaylin Simpson-type guy when he gets to Auburn and have that impact as a safety. ‌ RonfromDHN: Having never been to College Station for a game what’s your assessment of the crowd noise for an 11 AM kick and any potential impacts to us especially on offense? In my opinion, Texas A&M is one of the least intimidating places to play in terms of noise. I have described it like being in a big beehive. It’s more of a steady dull humming noise when they’re all doing their thing. Now the swaying and chants, that can get to you, but the noise hasn’t really been a factor IMO. ‌ Tiger82: What do you think will happen with the PAC-02? I kinda think Cal and Stanford should have stayed and invited most of the Mountain West to repopulate the PAC-NN. They had no choice but to try to leave and join a bigger league. The money wasn’t going to be there if they just made it a bigger Mountain West. Just not enough big name programs to make that a reality. They had to move if they wanted to stay relevant. ‌ Gtwstock: Are there any true freshmen that haven't seen much of the field that you expect to find a bigger role as the season moves forward? I think we’ll see Keldric Faulk and Jeremiah Cobb continue to get more and more reps as they go along. Another guy I think could play more is Sylvester Smith. With no Keionte Scott for much of the regular season, Smith could get more of that action inside along with a guy like J.D. Rhym. ‌ Saniflush: Who do you think are the top two QBs in the SEC? Also, who do think have the top two OLs in the SEC? Jayden Daniels is definitely one of them. Even though I still think he’s got some issues as well, he’s definitely a playmaker and is throwing the ball pretty darn well. As for the second guy, I would go with either Spencer Rattler or Conner Weigman. Both are physically giften and if they can get some help, both are really good and can make plays. Jaxon Dart has some skills and if he can have a big game against Alabama, he would probably vault to number two. I still have my questions about him too. ‌ Sparkja: Are you ready to get on board with Auburn finishing 1 or 2 in the West this year? Arcadia sandcrab: If we drop the game this week, chances for a bowl trip? Not there yet. If they can go get a win against Texas A&M and do it impressively, I’ll start to think they’ll have a shot to get to 8 wins. It’s just hard for me to think there’s anything more than that on this schedule. Just so many toss-up games. It’s hard to win them all or even most of them. As for a bowl game, Auburn has four wins pretty much wrapped up with Vanderbilt a fifth unless the wheels just fall off. I think finding a sixth should happen as well, even if you don’t win on Saturday. ‌ Fleagle: Who is the weakest link on Tamu online in pass rush situations? And how do we match up? They start a pair of true freshmen, or they have this season. That would be my first guess as to the guys you could attack on this offensive line. Auburn’s defensive front just hasn’t had a lot of success getting pressure with the exception of Marcus Harris. He’s the guy that has been the most efficient so far. The key on Saturday may be Jalen McLeod. Auburn needs a edge rusher to step up against this team in the worst way. ‌ Tommytiger: Jason, do you have a feel for how long Bruce Pearl will coach? I hope he stays a long time. It just seems there’s been more conversation about Steven’s decision to stay at Auburn and maybe replace him one day. I think Bruce Pearl is one of those guys that loves what he does. He’s 63 years old right now. I could see him coaching 5-7 more years and maybe longer as long as his knees and health holds up. ‌ Tigerau: Injury update please? The biggest one is Keionte Scott. We know he’s out after having surgery. I think they are hoping 6-8 weeks for him, which would mean maybe getting back by the end of the season. The good news is that Donovan Kaufman looks like he’s good to go and I expect Nehemiah Pritchett to play as well. Both Kam Stutts and Luke Deal should be ready after rehabbing ankles this week. Izavion Miller was practicing Tuesday and could be available if needed as well. Nick Mardner looks like he’s close to full speed now for the first time since camp ended. ‌ AuburnForLife1979: With Jarquez seemingly rusty, do you look for Damari Alston to get the bulk of the carries this week? Do you think they’ll let Jeremiah Cobb run some sweeps? I think we’ll see the hot hand get more work this week. Jeremiah Cobb is going to be involved like he was last week. He’s going to get 7-10 touches IMO. Will be interesting to see how the breakdown goes at running back. A lot of that will depend on having some success. The better you run it, the more carries you’ll have to share. ‌ AuburnForLife1979: Why hasn’t Camden Brown been targeted in the passing attack this year? He was injured during preseason camp and is just now getting back to full speed. He was set back some in the spring as well, so he’s going to have to earn his opportunities in practice. I think he’ll get some as the season goes on, but he’s going to have to take advantage of his chances when they come. ‌ old duffer: How have the new game day on field suites been received by those who use them? If their successful, will we see a quicker stadium renovation with a focus on seating like that like Davis Wade? I haven’t spoken to anyone personally that has used them, but from what I have seen it sure looks like people are enjoying them. They have already been successful with revenue coming from the corners more than $500,000 from what I have been told. That’s a huge amount for such small areas. There’s no question we’re going to see improvements at Jordan-Hare Stadium fast-tracked IMO. John Cohen, Quentin Riggins and President Roberts aren’t guys that want to sit around and do nothing. It’s going to happen. ‌ Pm4au: Do you think this oline, comprised of at least 60% new starters and learning a new system, will gel by the end of the season to be the oline that we thought/hoped they would be. I think as the entire offense continues to come around that the offensive line will continue to show improvements. They’ve done a great job so far of protecting the passer and I believe as Payton Thorne continues to stretch the field in the passing game, it will open up some things on the ground as well. Having Kam Stutts healthy would be a huge part of things as well. He’s been limited each of the last two games. ‌ Gr8tiger: It seems like Thorne can run the entire package, including RPOs, and has enough speed to keep the defense honest. Since Robby is an athlete with great speed and agility, should he move positions to help the team in your opinion? Also- what in you opinion should be the WR rotation? I think Robby Ashford is Auburn’s second-best quarterback at the moment and really the only other guy you’ve got with experience. He’s athletic enough to play another position, but that doesn’t mean he would be successful, especially not moving right now. Now, if Thorne has a good season and returns, then I could see something done in the offseason where you have a chance to actually work at something to see what it’s like. Moving Ashford full-time to wide receiver right now makes no sense to me. Just no way to make an impact in that situation. As for the WR rotation, I think Jay Fair, Shane Hooks and Ja’Varrius Johnson are the three top guys at the moment. I’ll be interested to see if they are all on the field together this week at times.

auburnwire.usatoday.com Auburn offers elite 2026 wide receiver Naeem Burroughs JD McCarthy 1–2 minutes Naeem Burroughs is just a high school sophomore but he has already emerged as a top recruit in the 2026 cycle and has the scholarship offers to match. He already has over 20 including the likes of Alabama, Georgia and as of Wednesday, he now has one from Auburn. The four-star prospect announced the news on social media, saying “AGTG ✞ Blessed to earn a offer from Auburn University!” Buy Tigers Tickets Burroughs is from Jacksonville, Florida and is one of 11 wide receivers that Auburn and wide receivers coach Marcus Davis have offered in the 2026 cycle. He is the No. 44 overall player and No. 6 wide receiver in the 247Sports composite ranking. He is also the No. 7 player from Florida. The 5-foot-11, 160-pounder’s sophomore season is off to a sensational start for the Bolles High School, catching 19 passes for 346 yards and six touchdowns in four games. Contact/Follow us @TheAuburnWire on Twitter, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Auburn news, notes, and opinions. You can also follow JD on Twitter @jdmccarthy15.

si.com College football expert picks Auburn +7.5 as one of his locks of the week Andrew Stefaniak 2–3 minutes Andy Staples of On3 picked his week four college football betting locks of the week, and one of them was Auburn to cover the +7.5-point spread against the Texas A&M Aggies. This is going to be an excellent opportunity for us to see what this Auburn football team is made of, as it won't be easy to hit the road and win this ball game. Some people believe this will be a low-scoring game, which would benefit Auburn's chances of covering this spread and potentially winning this big game on the road. It's safe to say Auburn fans don't care about covering as they want to win this game and start SEC play 1-0. Luckily, if Auburn wins this game, they will cover, which would be the best of both worlds. If Auburn is able to slow Texas A&M's passing attack, the Tigers have a real shot to go on the road and win this ball game. This would be a big signature road win if the Tigers were able to pull this one off.

kbtx.com Weigman feels more comfortable as rematch with Auburn approaches Darryl Bruffett ~2 minutes COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - A year ago Conner Weigman was making his second collegiate start against Auburn and the Aggies suffered a 13-10 loss. Saturday the Texas A&M sophomore will get another shot at the Tigers and feels a lot more confident in this year’s SEC opener. In last year’s game at Jordan-Hare Stadium, Weigman was sacked three times and only completed 14 of 36 passes for 121 yards. The bright spot for Conner in that game was that he didn’t throw an interception and his touchdown pass late to Jalen Preston marked the only time the Aggies crossed the goal line in the game. Earlier this week the Bridgeland product was ask about last year’s game and it wasn’t a very fond recollection. “My head was spinning a lot last year, trying to figure out what was going on and right now I feel a way better grasp on the offense, knowing what defenses are trying to do to confuse me, and just having a better grasp of all aspects,” said Weigman. Saturday the Aggies will be looking to win their second straight conference opener. Kickoff is set for 11 AM at Kyle Field. The game will be televised on ESPN. KBTX will go much more in-depth about the game during its award winning pre game show Aggie Game Day. The show will air from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM on KBTX. Copyright 2023 KBTX. All rights reserved.

saturdaydownsouth.com Hugh Freeze explains what he wants to see from Payton Thorne vs. Texas A&M Grant Bricker | 1 day ago 1–2 minutes Hugh Freeze has been in big games before and knows how crucial ball security can be. Freeze discussed one of the things he wants to see from his starting quarterback on Thursday at a radio call. Payton Thorne must prioritize limiting turnovers, according to Freeze. “He’s got to take care of the ball in these kinds of games,” said Freeze via Tiger Talk. “It’s OK to punt. Don’t try to do too much, and stay within the system.” The Michigan State transfer has 517 yards passing with 4 touchdowns and 3 interceptions so far. Auburn’s first test in SEC play will be in Week 4 on the road at Texas A&M. Texas A&M is 2-1 after losing to Miami in Week 2. The Aggies bounced back and beat UL Monroe 47-3 the following week for their second win of the season. Auburn squeaked out a win at Jordan Hare Stadium last season 13-10. It’ll be interesting to see if the Tigers can do the same in College Station. Kickoff will be at noon ET on ESPN.