With the early signing period less than a month away, high school and transfer portal prospects aren't the only players Auburn is recruiting

Despite uncertainty around Thorne’s performance in practice earlier this week, head coach Hugh Freeze was confident that Thorne would be ready to go on Wednesday. “Not as far along as I’d hoped with the shoulder,” Freeze said on Thorne’s status on Wednesday. “He thinks he’s going to be fine, but he was not ready to play yesterday for sure.”

The Auburn Tigers (4-6) are having yet another disappointing season under head coach Hugh Freeze. The former sideline manager at Ole Miss and Liberty is in his second year at the helm and calls for his firing after failing to improve upon the program's 6-6 record in 2023.