The Auburn Tigers defense continually lost third-and-long, and it played a big part in losing 24-14 to the Arkansas Razorbacks.

Auburn still can’t stay out of its own way. It had its second five-turnover game of the season, this time resulting in a 24-14 loss to Arkansas to start Southeastern Conference play 0-1. Not even a change at quarterback could alleviate the ball security issues that plagued Auburn in its Week 2 loss.

Hugh Freeze's critical remarks of his Auburn quarterbacks led to a visceral response by a former QB who played for him at Ole Miss years ago.

Before Freeze was there, Auburn swapped future Heisman Trophy finalist Bo Nix for Oregon backup Robby Ashford in the transfer portal at the end of the 2021 season. Ashford's tenure on The Plains did not go well,