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Inside the Auburn Tigers With Keionte Scott still out, Auburn has named a new starter at both star and punt returner . . . Auburn versus Georgia is a huge recruiting battleground, and this game could help Auburn's future recruiting class with so many 2025, and 2026 recruits at the game this weekend . . . Auburn is just 3-15 against Georgia over the past 18 meetings, which includes the 2017 SEC Championship Game. Georgia is a 2-touchdown favorite in a game most aren't giving Freeze and the Tigers much of a chance for victory . . . Strike fast. Georgia is having a problem coming out of the gate roaring. The offense is struggling in the first quarter, and the defense is having problems in the second . . . Beck will make his first SEC road start on Saturday when Georgia plays Auburn in Jordan-Hare Stadium . . . The Tigers haven't scored a point in the first quarter for three straight games . . . Auburn enters the game after back-to-back losing seasons, meanwhile, Georgia comes in with back-to-back national championships, but the passion for both fan bases remains the same . . . "I just happened to see Coach Dye and he came up to me and talked to me and made me feel so at home," Saban said. "You know, he had a presence about him . . . ESPN's Football Power Index has released its prediction for Georgia-Auburn in Week 5 . . . Who are some players Auburn could be without on Saturday? . . . Watch: Highlights from the first half of Auburn QB commit Walker White's season . . . One of the keys to stopping the run is being in the right spots before the ball is snapped . . . Is Auburn really the leader in morning football participation? Not even close . . . Fortunately for Auburn, Freeze and Deal aren't asking the Tigers' offense to show them something they haven't shown them before . . . "It's a plethora of responsibilities, but ultimately it lands in my lap and the lap of the offensive coaches to make sure the routes are run at the correct depth with the correct releases against the correct coverage," Freeze said. "And then, obviously, the protection has to be good . . . "When Robby came in, I thought he made two really nice throws on two deeps balls and I thought the routes were not run correctly . . . Coach Freeze was asked about getting more involved in the play-calling, and this was his response, "This is something I'm struggling with. That's all I should probably say . . . "We're still wading through that," said Freeze. "But that's probably where we'll land this week . . . The Auburn crowd will not be very welcoming to the nation's No. 1 team, which could cause problems for a squad that has yet to play an away game this fall . . . The Tigers aren't often double-digit underdogs in Jordan-Hare Stadium, but against a program looking to three-peat as national champions, it's currently over two touchdowns in favor of the visitors . . . Auburn's quarterbacks struggled at Kyle Field. All three played — Thorne, Robby Ashford and Holden Geriner — and all three combined to throw for 56 yards. They completed nine of 23 passes . . . Alston was undergoing further testing Monday to get a clearer picture at the injury's severity . . . The Tigers didn't make a single touchdown against Texas A&M. The penalties were also where the game was flipped . . . The Tigers actually ran the ball pretty darn well with the running backs, but mistakes and missed plays kept them from breaking through . . . Could Auburn shock the world this weekend and upset Georgia? . . . Auburn vs. Georgia: Prediction, point spread, odds, best bet . . . What will be different for Auburn on Saturday against Georgia? . . . Cutting back the offense to allow for better execution may be the way to go with so many players still trying to figure out the ins and outs of the system . . . Benching the starting quarterback in a job he never secured further opens the chance for a renewed quarterback battle . . . Auburn's stock report after Week 4 . . . Auburn will be okay, and fans need to trust what Coach Hugh Freeze is building . . . There were several bright spots to mention, including the performances of two players, Eugene Asante and Brian Battie . . . Penalties played a significant role in putting the Tigers behind the 8-ball . . . Asante's play in the fourth quarter was just another example of the Auburn defense doing everything it could . . . The Bulldogs sleepwalked to a 24-14 win over South Carolina in its only game against Power 5 competition before allowing 21 points to UAB . . .
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