After opening the season with five games in a row inside Jordan-Hare Stadium, the Auburn Tigers will hit the road for the first time this season. Auburn’s first road destination is Sanford Stadium in Athens,

Payton Thorne broke down what happened on the pick-6 he threw against Oklahoma on Saturday. Thorne discussed the play during an appearance on The Next Round podcast this week. He said despite the result, he was comfortable with the decision he made on the play.

For about 55 minutes of Auburn’s game against Oklahoma Saturday, Payton Thorne looked like the MVP. He was making big throws when needed, running the ball well and most importantly, taking care of the ball. That was until disaster struck in the final five minutes. That disaster being a pick-six that gave Oklahoma a lead it never lost.

It's kind of what we expect out of him at the start of the season and moving forward — and moving forward it's what we'll expect."

Auburn Tigers head coach seems to be settling on senior Payton Thorne after watching each of his signal callers struggle.

Hugh Freeze appeared Saturday morning on SEC Nation on the SEC Network, confirming that Payton Thorne will start at quarterback vs. Oklahoma later in the day.

For the third time in as many weeks, the Auburn Tigers are making a change at the quarterback position. After redshirt freshman Hank Brown got the nod for Auburn’s last two contests, senior signal-caller Payton Thorne will re-claim his starting role this weekend against Oklahoma.

Auburn is turning back to veteran Payton Thorne as its starting quarterback for Saturday's game against No. 21 Oklahoma, CBS Sports' Matt Zenitz reports. Thorne began the season as the starter before ceding the job to redshirt freshman Hank Brown over the past two weeks.

Auburn Tigers fifth-year quarterback Payton Thorne took one for the team after the 24-14 loss to the Arkansas Razorbacks.