Overview

• Auburn sits 3-2 overall and 0-2 in the SEC after one‑score road losses to ranked Oklahoma and Texas A&M, converting just 3 of 27 third downs over two weeks and going 0-for-13 at A&M with only 176 total yards and 1 fourth‑quarter yard.
• Hugh Freeze called the Texas A&M performance unacceptable and said the staff will use the two‑week break to reevaluate the offense ahead of the Oct. 11 visit from Georgia.
• OC Derrick Nix noted a nation‑high 21 sacks allowed through five games and 12 offensive‑line penalties in the two SEC losses, with PFF charting Jackson Arnold under pressure on 41 of 91 SEC dropbacks and transfer tackles Xavier Chaplin and Mason Murphy tied to four sacks and seven penalties.
• Defensively, Auburn ranks second in the SEC in yards per rush allowed (2.56) and is tied for second in sacks (16), though recent issues include explosive runs, softer coverage at times, and 12 missed tackles during A&M’s 207‑yard rushing day.
• Team leaders Keldric Faulk and Champ Anthony addressed the locker room after the A&M loss, with players describing a message of accountability and unity entering the bye.