Auburn has not been at its best on special teams, particularly punt return, to start the season. Hugh Freeze is preparing to make changes in that area.

The Auburn football team fell to Cal in a shocking result in Week 2. After the loss, Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze faced some criticism from Paul Finebaum following his team's 21-14 loss against the Cal Golden Bears on ESPN's Always College Football with Greg McElroy show.

Thorne, who deserves credit for being a tough, hard-nosed quarterback, is great at beating up on overmatched FCS opponents. But in his 15 Auburn games against FBS teams, he averages a pitiful 126 passing yards per game and has thrown a total of 16 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.

Auburn Tigers head coach Hugh Freeze is sticking with QB Hank Brown - but they have to keep it simple yet creative in the matchup with Arkansas

Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze is hoping that trend changes this season when the Tigers (2-1) host Arkansas (2-1) Saturday at 2:30 p.m in a game that will be televised nationally by ESPN and is the SEC opener for both.