The Auburn Tigers picked up their most impressive win of the season on Saturday, defeating the Arkansas Razorbacks by a score of 48-10 in Fayetteville.
Hugh Freeze’s offense was explosive all game long, as the Tigers gained 517 yards on 76 total plays.
Quarterback Payton Thorne scored 4 total touchdowns for the first time in SEC play while running back Jarquez Hunter continued his hot stretch, eclipsing 100 yards rushing for the third straight game.
Auburn’s defense has been great all year. and that continued on Saturday. The unit held Arkansas to just 255 yards from scrimmage in the blowout win.
Here are the top plays from the Tigers’ sixth win of the year.
Payton Thorne sets the tone early
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Payton Thorne has had his struggles this season, but the junior quarterback has come alive over the last three weeks.
After good games against Mississippi State and Vanderbilt, Thorne went nuclear against Arkansas, passing for 3 touchdowns and rushing for this one.
Auburn brought the physicality early in this one, bullying Arkansas on their way to an early 21-0 lead.
It all started with this special run by Auburn’s leader.
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The Auburn defense forced a quick punt following Thorne’s opening touchdown. That punt turned into 6 points for the Tigers.
Keionte Scott was close to breaking a few punt returns against Vanderbilt, so you had to figure the big one was coming eventually.
It came on Saturday against a Razorbacks team that sleepwalked through the first quarter and a half.
Only two Razorback coverage men come close to touching Scott on this return, as the Auburn blocking set up a major hole for the speedy cornerback to run through.
74 yards later, the Tigers score their second touchdown in the game’s first five minutes.
Jalen McLeod’s poetic end to the first half
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Author : Auburn Wire
Publish date : 2023-11-13 16:00:23
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