Nobody in sports is safe on social media from Freezing Cold Takes. Not even the players themselves, who will get called out for some of their comments. <a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/auburn-tigers/">Auburn</a> quarterback <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/hank-brown-152486/">Hank Brown</a> found out the hard way, being the latest victim of the famous X account on Saturday.



Brown was the Auburn starting quarterback to start the day and heading into the matchup, claimed he was ready to “dominate” <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/arkansas-razorbacks/">Arkansas</a>. These comments were off the backs of an impressive performance against <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/new-mexico-lobos/">New Mexico</a>, the first start of his college career.



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“It’s encouraging but I think I got a lot to build on from this week,” Brown said via an ESPN graphic. “I love when the competition level is raised, that’s when I’m playing my best. I’m excited for SEC play and I’m excited to dominate Arkansas.”



By halftime, Brown was out of the game and was benched in favor of <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/payton-thorne-95972/">Payton Thorne</a>. Three interceptions forced head coach <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/hugh-freeze-134705/">Hugh Freeze</a> to make the change as Auburn had no points on the board. Thus leading to a timely retweet at Brown’s expense.



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You can check out the Freezing Cold Takes retweet below via a screenshot.



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As he left the Arkansas game, Brown completed seven of 13 passes for 72 yards and the three interceptions. He never returned to the field as Thorne played the entire second half. Not up to the standard he built for himself after his first-ever start against New Mexico the week prior.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-hugh-freeze-makes-auburn-quarterback-change-at-halftime">Hugh Freeze makes Auburn quarterback change at halftime</h2>



Hugh Freeze was quick to make a quarterback change for Auburn following the loss to <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/california-golden-bears/">Cal</a>, turning to Hank Brown. Payton Thorne was previously the guy but spent the New Mexico game and the first half of Saturday vs. Arkansas watching from the bench.



This was until Brown threw three interceptions as Auburn went scoreless through two quarters at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Freeze felt strongly enough to make another change. It’s Thorne who has taken the field to begin the second half against Arkansas, hoping to find a spark for the offense.



“Baffled, perplexed, perturbed,” ESPN sideline reporter Quint Kessenich said as Thorne took the field to begin the second half. “Hugh Freeze when I asked him about quarterback Hank Brown. I said ‘You going to come back with him?’ He said ‘I don’t know.’ So obviously, during the halftime, he rethought this and enters Payton Thorne.”

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