Auburn QB Thorne still nursing shoulder injury

Nov 13, 2024, 04:27 PM ET

AUBURN, Ala.– Auburn quarterback Payton Thorne’s status is uncertain for Saturday’s game versus Louisiana-Monroe.

Tigers coach Hugh Freeze said Thorne did not practice throughout the open date recently after hurting his right, throwing shoulder in a loss to Vanderbilt which it’s still not totally recovered.

“Not as far along as I had hoped with the shoulder,” Freeze said on Wednesday. “He believes he’s going to be fine. But he was not all set to play (Tuesday) for sure.”

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Thorne has actually passed for 1,825 yards with 13 touchdowns against seven interceptions. However he was benched for Hank Brown after getting chose off 4 times in a loss to California.Thorne is supported by Brown-who was changed by Thorne after getting selected off 3 times in the first half against Arkansas -and freshman Walker White. Freeze had been noncommittal earlier in the week when asked about any potential quarterback change for health or performance.”We’ll see how today chooses that, and with the others getting

associates-and go from there,”he stated.”It’s certainly not an indication that I don’t believe he’s played pretty solid here as of late. You start believing big picture.”That’s not constantly the easiest thing to do because you love your players, you want what

‘s finest for all of them and what offers us the very best possibility to win the staying 3 games. Certainly we’ll begin seeing how his health is first and primary.”