Auburn fires coach Hugh Freeze
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On the flipside, Auburn's offense gained 241 yards, 123 through the air and 118 yards on the ground. Quarterback Ashton Daniels passed for 108 yards and threw an interception to end the game. Jackson Arnold played two drives in the 4th quarter, where he completed 2-of-3 passes for 15 yards.
The Auburn Tigers suffered a brutal loss at home at the hands of Kentucky, and it didn't matter who the quarterback was
The Tigers' defense earned an A grade after forcing two interceptions, but the offense received an F after failing to score a touchdown in the 10-3 home loss.
After Auburn lost 10-3 to a Kentucky team that was on a 10-game SEC losing streak, it was obvious head coach Hugh Freeze’s time with the Tigers was over. He was just in his third season, but the program was foundering, with a 6-16 mark in SEC play. The offensive-minded head coach’s teams had been held to 17 points or less in 11 of those 22 games.
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SEC Football Power Rankings after Week 10
The SEC is a gauntlet. Few teams have realized that more than South Carolina, a team that owns only one win and that against the No. 15 team on this list. A trip to Texas A&M comes next and about the best the Gamecocks can hope for at this point is playing spoiler then beating a down Clemson team in the rivalry game to end the season.
Kentucky continues to bring up the rear at the base of the SEC and is still searching for its first conference win of the year ahead of Saturday’s trip to face Auburn. The Tigers aren’t much better off by comparison, though they at least have the SEC monkey off their back after last week’s win over Arkansas stopped a slide of four straight defeats.
Here's a look at our score predictions and the latest odds for today's game between Auburn football and Kentucky.
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Kentucky's defense shuts down Auburn in low-scoring win
Cutter Boley threw for 161 yards and the game's only touchdown Saturday night, while the Kentucky defense allowed only 241 yards and notched seven sacks in a 10-3 defeat of homestanding Auburn.