On Wednesday's SEC teleconference, Freeze was not so confident Hugh Freeze ... Thorne was visibly bothered by a shoulder injury in the second half but did not exit the game.

That loss was also Thorne's fifth-straight start. He was benched in favor of redshirt freshman Hank Brown for Auburn's Week 3 ...

"He thinks he’s going to be fine, but he was not ready to play yesterday, for sure," Hugh Freeze said of Thorne on Wednesday.

Starting quarterback Payton Thorne did not practice during the bye week due to a shoulder injury suffered against Vanderbilt, according to Freeze. With Thorne out, Freeze said Hank Brown ...

Despite returning to practice on Tuesday, Payton Thorne still “was not ready to play,” according to Hugh Freeze. Thorne suffered an injury to his throwing shoulder against Vanderbilt ...