Overview

• Auburn sits 3-2 (0-2 SEC) after one-score road losses to top-15 Oklahoma and Texas A&M.
• Hugh Freeze called the offense unacceptable and said the staff will use the break to reevaluate before hosting Georgia on Oct. 11.
• Derrick Nix said the unit must get on the same page, noting Jackson Arnold has been pressured on 41 of 91 SEC dropbacks per PFF.
• Protection and discipline remain glaring problems, with a nation-worst 21 sacks allowed through five games and 12 offensive-line penalties in the two SEC losses, including issues for transfers Xavier Chaplin and Mason Murphy.
• Third-down futility has stalled drives — 0-for-13 at Texas A&M and 3-for-28 in SEC play — tied to long-yardage after penalties and sacks and to a wavering commitment to a run game led by Jeremiah Cobb with 403 rushing yards.