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This season hasn’t gone entirely according to plan for Auburn football. Hugh Freeze and company started the season just 2-5 and were seriously sliding after a disheartening loss to Missouri. Auburn really struggled to run the ball against Missouri, even with star running back Jarquez Hunter in the backfield. Hunter couldn’t get anything going in […]

Auburn football were not going to be denied against Kentucky on Saturday. Auburn got their first win in five games and their first SEC victory in a 24-10 comeback win against the Wildcats. Tigers running back Jarquez Hunter had a legendary performance that led Auburn to the victory. Hunter had a career-best performance on 23 […]

Carrying a dismal 2-5 record into Week 9, a road win over Kentucky would do wonders for Auburn’s 2024 campaign. However, the team is facing a potentially major roadblock with the health of head coach Hugh Freeze. Freeze did not travel with the team to Lexington on Friday due to an illness but will join […]

It is time to continue our college football odds series with an Auburn-Kentucky prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Auburn-Kentucky. This game is the Misery Bowl. It’s a battle of two teams which are having brutally and ruthlessly awful seasons, swimming in disappointment and underachievement. Hugh Freeze is being paid a ton of […]

Missouri’s football star Brady Cook’s heroic return from a hospital visit mid-game ignited a thrilling comeback to lead the No. 19 Tigers to a narrow 21-17 victory against Auburn. Cook’s determination was encapsulated in his statement postgame, emphasizing his commitment to his team and the remaining games at Faurot Field. “I’ve only got 2 1/2 […]

In an SEC battle of the Tigers, Missouri and Auburn ended the 1st half deadlocked at 3-3 in a game in which neither offense has been able to get much going. Mizzou has left points on the board however, as kicker Blake Craig has missed a pair of field goals in the first half. But […]

Auburn is looking for their first SEC win as they face Missouri. It is time to continue our college football odds series with an Auburn-Missouri prediction and pick. Auburn enters the game sitting at 2-4 on the year. They opened the year with a win over Alabama A&M before losing at home by seven to […]

After the Auburn football team lost to the Georgia Bulldogs last Saturday, head coach Hugh Freeze gave his opinion on the ongoing topic of the transfer portal and the controversies that come along with it. Despite the Auburn football team going through injury troubles, Freeze would give a suggestion on the windows for the transfer […]

Auburn football received an unfortunate injury update on Wednesday. Freshman Jamonta Waller will reportedly miss the remainder of the season after suffering a foot injury during practice on Tuesday, per Justin Hokanson of Auburn Live and On3. Waller, a former five-star recruit, still features a high-ceiling but this injury is obviously far from ideal. Waller […]

Georgia football got their season back on track on Saturday, bouncing back from a loss to Alabama with a comfortable 31-13 win over Auburn at home. However, head coach Kirby Smart was not pleased with the fans after the win, saying that he needed more crowd support and noise from the fans in Athens. Two […]

Auburn football fans did not have a good Saturday. Auburn got smacked around by Georgia, losing 31-13 in front of the incredibly loud Bulldogs fans. To add insult to injury, a miscommunication on one play caused a ton of controversy for head coach Hugh Freeze and QB Payton Thorne. Auburn attempted a fourth-and-1 from their […]

Admittedly, Week 6 of college football doesn’t boast an all-star lineup, but it’s still not one to sleep on. With the season now deep into conference play, numerous scenarios present opportunities for potential upsets. One such game is the late-night ACC matchup between No. 8 Miami traveling all the way to Berkeley to face Cal. […]

The Auburn football team hasn’t been doing very well on the gridiron in recent years, but give Hugh Freeze credit for what he is doing on the recruiting trail. The Tigers have one of the best 2025 recruiting classes in not just the SEC, but the entire country. That class got better on Wednesday as […]

Georgia is looking to rebound from their loss as they face Auburn. It is time to continue our college football odds series with an Auburn-Georgia prediction and pick. Auburn enters the game sitting at 2-3 on the year. They opened with a win over Alabama A&M before facing California. Auburn would be down 14-7 at […]

Auburn football is off to a rugged start in the 2024-25 season, and the disappointment continued in Week 5. Payton Thorne has been catching a lot of flak for his fourth-quarter interception against Oklahoma, ultimately leading to the Tigers dropping to a 2-3 record. The senior returned as Auburn’s starting quarterback after head coach Hugh […]

Cam Newton had quite the college career and he ended up winning the Heisman trophy once he played for the Auburn football team. However, a lot of people forget about Newton’s time with the Florida football team before that. Newton was behind Tim Tebow on the depth chart, so he didn’t play often, and he […]

On Saturday afternoon, the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry will be renewed for the 129th time as the Auburn Tigers make the short trip to Athens to take on the Georgia Bulldogs. The oddsmakers and analysts will agree that the 5th-ranked Bulldogs are the overwhelming favorite to hand Auburn their fourth loss of the season, but […]

Auburn football coach Hugh Freeze wants his team to retain their composure after losing a close game to Oklahoma on Saturday. Freeze is sending a message to his quarterback, Payton Thorne, after the play caller made a key error and threw an interception to the Sooners. Oklahoma went on to defeat Auburn, 27-21, and that […]

Brent Venables hasn’t necessarily had the smoothest start to his tenure as the head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners. Venables went 6-7 in his first year in Norman, coaching the Sooners to their first losing season since 1998. Last year, he got Oklahoma back on track, winning 10 games which included an upset victory over Texas […]

Auburn football head coach Hugh Freeze, who’s come under fire from former players like Bo Wallace recently, is giving the starting quarterback role back to Payton Thorne in Week 5 against the Oklahoma Sooners, per 247 Sports’ Matt Zenitz. Redshirt freshman QB Hank Brown had started the last two contests, a 45-19 win over New […]

Oklahoma and Auburn will look to get back on track when they square off at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Week 5. It is time to continue our college football odds series with an Oklahoma-Auburn prediction and pick. The Sooners struggled on offense in a 25-15 loss to Tennessee, with Brent Venables’ team posting just 222 yards […]

College football Week 5 is upon us, and with it comes several must-win games for many teams. One of those is the now No. 13 USC Trojans, who are looking to bounce back after their first-ever Big Ten loss to Michigan last week. As conference play ramps up, many teams find themselves in must-win situations, […]

Auburn football head coach Hugh Freeze criticized his quarterbacks a little bit last week after a rough outing against Arkansas. Payton Thorne was originally the starter for the Tigers, but he was benched after throwing four interceptions against Cal a couple weeks ago. Thorne was replaced by Hank Brown, but then Freeze went back to […]

Arkansas football is trading barbs with Auburn’s head coach, Hugh Freeze. Arkansas is making a social media post referencing Freeze’s comments that if given more opportunities, the Tigers would defeat Arkansas football consistently. Freeze made the comments after Arkansas defeated Auburn 24-14 in Week 4 of the college football season. Arkansas thinks that isn’t true, […]

The Auburn football engaged in a heated matchup with the Arkansas Razorbacks on Saturday. The Tigers fought hard but took a 24-14 loss. Of course, head coach Hugh Freeze wishes the result would have been different. He dropped what he described as a “hard truth” about Auburn’s matchup with Arkansas after the game. Freeze believes […]

Year 2 of Hugh Freeze on the Plains hasn’t gone much better than Year 1. In his second season as Auburn football coach, Freeze has lost his first two games against power conference opponents, including yesterday’s 24-14 Southeastern Conference (SEC) defeat against Arkansas. Additionally, Freeze’s criticism of his quarterbacks has caught the attention of one […]

Auburn football is likely getting one of their top weapons back on the outside on Saturday when they play Arkansas. Star true freshman wideout Cam Coleman, who missed last week’s game with a shoulder injury, is on track to return this weekend, according to Pete Thamel of ESPN. “Source: Star Auburn freshman wide receiver Cam […]

Arkansas will face Auburn in Eastern Alabama on Saturday. We’re at Jordan-Hare Stadium, sharing our college football odds series and making an Arkansas-Auburn prediction and pick. Arkansas defeated the UAB Blazers 37-27 last weekend. Ja’Quinden Jackson led a strong rushing attack, plowing 15 times for 147 yards and one touchdown. Additionally, quarterback Taylen Green went […]

In a big change for Auburn football, head coach Hugh Freeze has decided to start redshirt freshman Hank Brown instead of team captain Payton Thorne against New Mexico, according to Justin Hokanson of Auburn Live. Thorne posted a poor performance in Week 2 in an upset loss to the Cal Golden Bears. The senior finished […]

It is time to continue our college football odds series with a New Mexico-Auburn prediction and pick. Find out how to watch New Mexico-Auburn. This season at Auburn took a dramatic turn for the worse in Week 2. Auburn was a 13.5-point favorite at home over Cal. One year ago Auburn’s offense played a brutally […]

As we enter Week 3 of the 2024 college football season, teams are starting to reveal their true identities. Although it’s still early in the season, we’ve already witnessed some significant upsets, with one of the biggest shocks coming from the MAC Conference’s Northern Illinois defeating Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish are just one of […]

The Auburn football team fell to Cal in a shocking result in Week 2. After the loss, Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze faced some criticism from Paul Finebaum following his team’s 21-14 loss against the Cal Golden Bears on ESPN’s Always College Football with Greg McElroy show. “I think he’s made some mistakes, his demeanor […]

Auburn football quarterback Payton Thorne is ready to put the Week 2 loss behind him. The Tigers fell on the wrong end of a matchup with California 21-14, where the senior completed 14-of-27 passes for 165 yards, one touchdown, and four interceptions. After a solid Week 1 outing, it’s more likely that Thorne will rebound […]

Following a 21-14 loss to the Cal Golden Bears, Auburn football head coach Hugh Freeze has some tough decisions to make about his quarterback moving forward, via Dan Morrison of On3.  “It’s really hard to not play a young man, whether it’s Payton or whoever, that consistently is the best performer in practice over and […]

The Auburn football squad’s SEC campaign has not started quite well. Despite a win in Week 1 against Alabama A&M, they could not maintain their momentum. Coach Justin Wilcox’s defense was just mauling Payton Thorne all throughout the four quarters of their matchup. This prompted Fernando Mendoza and the rest of the California football offense […]

Auburn football has a lot going for them so far in the 2024-25 season, and it appears that they now have Nick Saban in their corner. Riding the wave of a 1-0 record, senior quarterback Payton Thorne is embracing the leadership role he finds himself in, and he has the offense looking sharp. The Tigers […]

The California football program got off to a 1-0 start in their first season in the ACC last week, securing a 31-13 win over FCS walkover UC Davis in their home opener last week, but the win came with a price. Star running back Jaydn Ott left the game last Saturday in the 3rd quarter […]

Auburn looks to build off a dominant Week 1 win when it hosts ACC foe California at Jordan-Hare Stadium. It is time to continue our college football odds series with a California-Auburn prediction and pick. The Tigers did not hold back in a 73-3 win against Alabama A&M, with Hugh Freeze’s squad putting up a […]

It is time to continue our college football odds series with an Alabama A&M-Auburn prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Alabama A&M-Auburn. This season at Auburn will be a verdict on quarterback Payton Thorne. It might not be a total verdict on coach Hugh Freeze, but it will reflect on Freeze for better […]