After not practicing during Auburn‘s bye week due to a shoulder injury, Payton Thorne said he is “good to go” for Auburn’s next game against Louisiana-Monroe. Thorne talked about his injury when speaking to reporters on Tuesday, giving an update on how his shoulder is recovering.

That loss was also Thorne's fifth-straight start. He was benched in favor of redshirt freshman Hank Brown for Auburn's Week 3 win against New Mexico after Thorne threw four interceptions in the Tigers' loss to Cal the week prior.

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:

Quarterback Payton Thorne did not practice during the Tigers' bye week, head coach Hugh Freeze said Monday, as Thorne was sidelined with a shoulder injury he suffered against Vanderbilt on Nov. 2. "We'll see how this week goes with that and with the others getting reps — and go from there,

Struggling Auburn Tigers quarterback Payton Thorne is battling a sore shoulder, and Hugh Freeze may pounce on the opportunity to make a change.