THE RUNDOWN: Episode 697

The AuburnSports.com Rundown, started once upon a time by Justin Hokanson and Jay G. Tate, returns with a new episode focusing on the football team’s struggles and Hugh Freeze’s front-and-center role with those struggles.

We like to be informative, yet also entertaining. Might it be the best of both worlds?

TODAY’S MENU:

Bryan Matthews and Jay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around the alarming state of Auburn football.

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Other things discussed:

• Auburn loses at Texas A&M in ugly fashion.

• They really went 0-for-13 on third down?

• They really finished with only 177 yards of offense.

• They really didn’t register a designed RB run until the fifth possession?

• They really averaged 4.5 yards per carry and only ran it eight times?

• They really allowed 20 TFLs in these past two games?

• What’s happened to Hugh Freeze’s play-calling ability?

• Is Jackson Arnold this guy?

• He’s cooked, isn’t he?

• It’d be nice to know if DJ Durkin would be a good head coach here.

• Steven Pearl is the man now.

• Can he win big? Yes, he can win big.

• Shoutouts.

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