Tigers kennel Bulldogs in first SEC win

Earlier in the week, we called this a must-win for the Auburn Tigers over the lowly Mississippi State Bulldogs, and Hugh Freeze and company responded with their best offensive performance of the season. For all the noise around Payton Thorne and the offense the past couple of weeks, Thorne was phenomenal today. Freeze got away from the two-quarterback system with Robby Ashford not being put in the game at all once Thorne started hot and stayed hot. The Tigers got started off right on the first drive of the game with an 8 play, 75-yard scoring drive that ended in a Payton Thorne 27-yard touchdo