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What Hugh Freeze said after Auburn’s 27-10 loss to Texas A&M
By Mark Kern
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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.
