A big part of the team’s struggles has been quarterback play. QB Payton Thorne was benched and reinserted as the starter and has now been dealing with a shoulder injury. The QB suffered the injury against Vanderbilt, but recently told reporters that he probably could have played last week if necessary.

Auburn quarterback Payton Thorne's status for Saturday's game against Louisiana-Monroe remains unclear as he continues to deal with an injury to his throwing shoulder.

"He thinks he’s going to be fine, but he was not ready to play yesterday, for sure," Hugh Freeze said of Thorne on Wednesday.