Overview
- Auburn beat Arkansas 33-24 on the road to halt a four-game slide, moving to 4-4 overall and 1-4 in SEC play.
- Hugh Freeze benched starter Jackson Arnold for Ashton Daniels before halftime; Daniels finished 6-of-8 for 77 yards and directed five scoring drives.
- Rayshawn Pleasant’s 49-yard interception return was the decisive score as Auburn’s defense limited Arkansas to 38 second-half yards.
- Freeze announced an open competition for QB1 against Kentucky, saying Arnold and Daniels will split reps in practice before a decision.
- National commentators still place Freeze on the hot seat, with some suggesting the Iron Bowl outcome could influence his job security.