Auburn's offense finally found success passing the ball in the 27-13 win over Mississippi State.
Auburn entered Saturday with a four-game losing streak. That’s over now. Auburn entered Saturday with a string of consecutive putrid offensive performances in a row that made up the worst stretch of head coach Hugh Freeze’s coaching career.Auburn beat Mississippi State 27-13 Saturday for a win it just absolutely had to have in order to get back to 4-4 overall, 1-4 in the SEC and into considerable hope for an appearance in a bowl game at the end of this season.
Though, what may have been most notable from this offense was a much smaller quarterback rotation than had been seen in previous weeks. Auburn committed to riding Payton Thorne and what appeared to be his hot hand. It worked. It’s hard to grade this lower than an A because of the circumstances. It’s not as if this was some sort of program-changing offensive outburst, but it was easily the best the offense has looked this season — especially when considering this isn’t against a non-FBS team like Samford.This fits what’s become a typical mold for this defense in SEC play. It’s a bend, but don’t break defense that can hold opponents down in stretches.
McPherson hit a 49-yard and 39-year field goal. Chapman averaged a just bit over 47 yards per punt in five punts. Auburn made adjustments on Saturday. We’re they perfect? No. Did Auburn at least try something different? Yes. Did it work? Mostly!This game saw among the least amount of quarterback rotation Auburn has had all season. And, considering the opponent, it led to Payton Thorne’s best passing game of the season.
Freeze has also said Ashford’s role will change week-to-week, so it’s possible this just fit into whatever gameplan Auburn thought was best for beating Mississippi State. Regardless, it strayed from the game plan Auburn had used in its four previous losses and allowed Auburn to find success passing the ball.
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