Auburn football pushed No. 1 Georgia to the brink. But how did this happen after a brutal loss to Texas A&M.
The sun had begun to set over Jordan-Hare Stadium — on Auburn’s push so close toward a years-long wait for a moment of glory — and Hugh Freeze sat down in Auburn’s media area next to the locker room to grapple with the shot he’d lost. The stands over his head emptied upward toward South Donahue instead of forward onto the field.
“Yeah we’re searching, truthfully,” Freeze said Monday. “That’s one of the things, I think we’ve got to get more swagger on the offensive side.” Through it all, Freeze talked about Auburn’s talent gap. He isn’t afraid to say Auburn’s roster now isn’t on par with Georiga’s. His long-term plan is to get there. But throughout the week he discussed his previous upsets in his time at Ole Miss and Liberty. In his self-titled “truth meeting” this week, Freeze made sure to tell his team they were the underdog, and use that to focus on how it could win.
Truly it was a boisterous Jordan-Hare Stadium packed up to the uppermost corners with orange-clad fans and orange shakers.Freeze said he approved every play call on offense, so it made sense to see Auburn running more of the run-pass-option plays he relies on. On Auburn’s second drive, quarterback Payton Thorne got the crowd riled up for the first time in the game with a 61-yard run. Auburn would kick a field goal on that drive.
Georgia would come back and tie the game before halftime. Auburn went down the field with a chance to score again before halftime and after getting to the Georiga 12-yard line, turned the ball over on downs. It sacrificed a chance at three points.That’s where these types of upset bids tend to fade. Home underdog gives highly highly-ranked opponent a run in the first half, then the better team takes over.
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