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Struggling Auburn Tigers quarterback Payton Thorne is battling a sore shoulder, and Hugh Freeze may pounce on the opportunity to make a change.

After insisting he'd be good to go for Auburn football's contest against Louisiana-Monroe this weekend, quarterback Payton Thorne's status ahead of the ... passer who logged snaps at quarterback for the Tigers against the Commodores. Freeze said Monday ...

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.

Emotions were high postgame for Auburn football following the 17-7 loss to Vanderbilt at Jordan-Hare Stadium. A brief scuffle ensued midfield as teams embraced afterwards leading to players being separated.

The quarterback position has been a point of concern throughout the season for the Auburn Tigers. With that, head coach Hugh Freeze evaluated starter Payton Thorne and the state of the entire quarterback room coming out of the bye week.

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.