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:

Drawing a line under the 4th-down flashpoint during Auburn's loss at Georgia has shown no signs of letting up during the Tigers' bye week. Quite often the bye week can leave fans going hungry for juicy-tid-bits and gossip,

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.

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

Auburn Tigers quarterback Payton Thorne lifts the lid on what It's like to work with Hugh Freeze and bounce back from being benched.

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