Auburn quarterback Payton Thorne said Tuesday he didn't check out of a 4th-and-1 play call against Georgia, contrary to what Hugh Freeze said postgame:

Every day it becomes more and more clear that Auburn Tigers head coach Hugh Freeze and quarterback Payton Thorne aren't on the same page.

Hugh Freeze blamed Payton Thorne for a failed fourth down attempt during Auburn's loss to Georgia on Saturday. The quarterback offered a sharp rebuttal to

Payton Thorne assures that he and the Auburn coaches are on the same page moving forward. However, it is pretty clear that wasn’t the case Saturday during Auburn’s 31-13 loss to Georgia. Auburn started the fourth quarter with a fourth-and-1 on its 44-yard line , but Thorne was stuffed on what looked like a zone read.

Auburn Tigers head coach Hugh Freeze had no trouble pointing out that quarterback Payton Thorne changed the call on a botched 4th-down attempt.

Auburn football coach Hugh Freeze explains why he exploded on QB Payton Thorne on the sideline during Saturday's game against Georgia.

Against Oklahoma, Thorne played one of his best games at Auburn, but threw a pick-six late in the fourth quarter that gave the Sooners the lead. On Saturday against Georgia, Freeze said Thorne “absolutely didn’t go with what he had called” on a late fourth down play where Auburn was stopped.

After failing to find much common ground thus far, Hugh Freeze and Payton Thorne are embracing helmet comms and huddling up.

Auburn football and QB Payton Thorne are ready to move on after a devastating ending to their Week 5 matchup against Oklahoma.

For the third time in as many weeks, the Auburn Tigers are making a change at the quarterback position. After redshirt freshman Hank Brown got the nod for Auburn’s last two contests, senior signal-caller Payton Thorne will re-claim his starting role this weekend against Oklahoma.

Tensions were high for a moment on the Auburn sideline during Saturday’s game against Georgia, as head coach Hugh Freeze appeared to let quarterback Payton Thor