THE RUNDOWN: Episode 699

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, Caleb Jones and Jay G. Tate reconvene to discuss the most pressing news, which today centers around Damari Alston’s departure from the football program.

Also:

• Why did Damari Alston ask to redshirt?

• How big of a deal is this?

• Is Freeze right to be upset about that request?

• Is Alston’s course of action tantamount to quitting?

• Maybe Hugh Freeze was right to be upset but wrong to be off-putting in the press conference Monday?

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• Why is Alston so popular among teammates?

• Can Auburn make things work without Alston?

• Why is it OK for Ashton Daniels to redshirt but not Alston?

• Speaking of Daniels, is he a viable option to replace Jackson Arnold?

• Can Freeze win his way out of this thorny situation?

• Shoutouts.

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