Hugh Freeze blamed Payton Thorne for a failed fourth down attempt during Auburn's loss to Georgia on Saturday. The quarterback offered a sharp rebuttal to

Auburn Tigers quarterback Payton Thorne lifts the lid on what It's like to work with Hugh Freeze and bounce back from being benched.

Auburn quarterback Payton Thorne said Tuesday he didn't check out of a 4th-and-1 play call against Georgia, contrary to what Hugh Freeze said postgame:

Down 21-10 against a resurgent Georgia offense, the Tigers couldn’t afford give the ball right back. They went for it on fourth down and quarterback Payton Thorne was stuffed on what looked like a zone read. But according to Hugh Freeze, Thorne was never supposed have the ball.

Drawing a line under the 4th-down flashpoint during Auburn's loss at Georgia has shown no signs of letting up during the Tigers' bye week. Quite often the bye week can leave fans going hungry for juicy-tid-bits and gossip,