Hugh Freeze provides injury update on Auburn's roster

Week 11 saw the Auburn Tigers go on the road on Saturday and pick up a dominating 48-10 victory over SEC West rival Arkansas. But did the Tigers lose any players to injury picking up the win?

Auburn now sits at 6-4 on the year and is officially bold eligible. Up next for Auburn is a return to their home at Jordan-Hare Stadium for a Saturday contest against the 8-3 New Mexico State Aggies. So how close will Auburn be to full strength against New Mexico State, and did any players pick up additional injuries against Arkansas? According to the Tigers head coach, Hugh Freeze, his team is looking pretty good in the health and injury department.

“I think we’re OK. I mean, anytime you play a game, there are some things that pop up. But nothing that has ruled anybody out at this point. So I feel pretty fortunate,” said Freeze.

That is good news for Auburn as they prepare to face off against a quality program in New Mexico State on Saturday. If Freeze and company can make it through Week 12 healthy while picking up another win, it will only amplify the level of excitement for their last game of the season against bitter rival Alabama.

Freeze says Auburn is ‘finding out who we are’

Auburn is going bowling in its first season under coach Hugh Freeze. The Tigers rolled to a dominant 48-10 road win against Arkansas to earn their sixth win of the year and attain bowl eligibility after missing out in 2022.

Saturday’s victory marked the third straight for Auburn after a rough stretch to start SEC play in which it went 0-4. Speaking postgame, Freeze explained why the Tigers are starting to click at the right time and how they can carry that momentum into the final two games of the regular season.

“I love our kids and they way they’ve come to work and our staff,” he said. “I felt good. I really thought our week was good. We’ve won a couple of SEC games in a row after a rough stretch. The way they’ve responded every day to work, I think we’re kind of finding out who we are a little bit. I’m just so pleased with the effort today.”

Auburn wasted no time at all pouncing on the Razorbacks as it jumped out to a 21-3 lead by the end of the first quarter. The Tigers then scored 27 unanswered points in the second and third quarters combined to lead 48-3 heading into the fourth with the game already well in hand.

They used a massive day on the ground to do so, totaling 354 yards rushing on 6.4 yards per carry. Jarquez Hunter led the way with 109 yards rushing while quarterback Payton Thorne added 88 yards on the ground to go with four total touchdowns.