Auburn first-year head coach Hugh Freeze officially returned to the SEC Saturday in a game that saw his Tigers fall to the Texas A&M Aggies 27-10.
Ahead of Auburn’s SEC opener at Texas A&M on Saturday, Hugh Freeze said in an
It was then that Freeze was quickly reminded he was — in fact — back in the SEC, where the stage is bigger, the game is faster and the players are stronger. But all the good news on the injury front didn’t come without some bad news as sophomore running back Damari Alston took the crown of Texas A&M defensive back Tyreek Chappell’s helmet squarely to the forearm as was on the receiving end of a Payton Thorne pitch.
The severity of Alston’s injury is still unclear, but will be updated as soon as more information is available.In Auburn’s first offensive possession of the second half, the Tigers went three-and-out, facing a third-and-19 situation that saw Thorne drill a shallow pass into the turf. The third-and-long was the result of a Jarquez Hunter rush for -1 yard, Thorne being sacked for a loss of three yards and a false start.
At the conclusion of the ball game, Auburn’s average distance to go on third down was 11.7 yards and the Tigers ended the day just 3-for-15 on third down, including 1-for-2 when looking at a third-and-short situations.
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