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Behind 405 total yards and three touchdowns from quarterback Payton Thorne, Auburn rolled to a 45-13 win over Samford on Saturday night in Auburn, Ala.Thorne completed 24 of 32 passes for 282 yards w
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Payton Thorne passed for 282 yards and a touchdown and ran for 123 yards and two more scores to lead Auburn to a 45-13 victory over Samford on Saturday night. Thorne had easily his biggest game with the Tigers (3-0) despite throwing a pair of interceptions in the end zone against the Bulldogs (1-2), an FCS team. The graduate transfer from Michigan State completed 24 of 32 passes and did his rushing damage on 11 carries, producing four passes and a rush of 30-plus yards.
AUBURN, Ala. – Payton Thorne passed and ran for 405 yards of total offense and Auburn defeated Samford 45-13 Saturday at sold-out Jordan-Hare Stadium on Homecoming.
Robby Ashford scored three second-quarter touchdowns, Jaylin Simpson capitalized on two turnovers and Auburn kicked off the Hugh Freeze era with a 59-14 win over Massachusetts Saturday before 88,043, the