Jaden Muskrat pushing to start, Hugh Freeze concerned with offensive line health

AUBURN -- Hugh Freeze knows what's at stake on Saturday against No 13 Ole Miss. Freeze's Auburn football team is reeling from three straight losses, looking for their first conference win of the season and an upset over one of the league's hottest teams right now. "It was a disappointing performance in Baton Rouge. They dominated the game in every facet. We're excited to put that behind us and play in Jordan Hare against an incredibly talented Ole Miss team," Freeze said on Wednesday. "We've got a tall task for us again defensively, and obviously offensively we've continued to have inconsistencies and struggles." Among other things, the health of the offensive line is an issue, Freeze admitted. Multiple offensive linemen have sat out this week in hopes of entering the game on Saturday as healthy as possible. "Not great," Freeze said of the overall health of the Tigers' offensive line. "They are out there but they can't get good work in, making sure they are has healthy as they can be come Saturday. I'm sure everybody has some of that going on. We're seeing that in a lot of places. It's effecting how we practice and I"m not sure what the answer is." Meanwhile, another competition is emerging as Tulsa transfer Jaden Muskrat is pushing Izavion Miller to start at right tackle. More from Freeze inside.