Hugh Freeze reveals pre-game message to team against Georgia

AuburnThe Week 6 matchup against Georgia is seen as a perfect opportunity for Hugh Freeze and company to get back on the national stage.

Sitting at 2-3 and looking for their first SEC win of the season, turnovers were one of the Tigers’ biggest problems heading into Saturday’s road trip. Freeze revealed the pregame message — or lack thereof — he sent to his team this week on the pressing topic.

“Well, we stopped talking about it,” Freeze told ESPN’s Molly McGrath. “I think our players know, watching the film, that we’re not lying to them. They’ve had chances to win football games, and it’s like man, play a par five and you hit three of the best shots, and you come away from there with a double bogey and that’s kind of what we got felt. And yes, we just didn’t talk about it and just continued preparing like we had been doing.

“Hopefully we find ourselves in a game with another top 10 opponent close in the fourth quarter with a chance to win it. I think we just need to get over one of these issues and these young kids will really get going. »

Auburn will arrive in Athens with a 2-3 record, including an 0-2 start in SEC play, after a five-game start to the season at The Plains. They will now play the entire month of October away from Jordan-Hare against quality competition, including this weekend against a top-five UGA opponent.

Georgia now sits at 3-1 after its first regular season loss since November 2020. Still, it remains one of the best teams in the country and will be a three-possession favorite at Sanford Stadium on Saturday in its second homestand. match of the season.

Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET live on ABC as both teams look to bounce back from their Week 5 losses. The game can also be streamed on ESPN+.