For the second time in three weeks, Auburn quarterbacks struggled. Neither Hank Brown nor Payton Thorne had a great day against Arkansas although the latter did provide a little more juice. Either way,

Having just learned that he’d be starting his first college football game, Auburn redshirt freshman Hank Brown had a phone call to make. “The first person I called was my dad,” Brown told reporters on Saturday night after his debut as Auburn’s starting quarterback.

Trent Dilfer was hardly surprised when his old quarterback Hank Brown made a mostly pristine starting debut for Auburn, avoiding blunders even during stretches where heavy rain was falling.