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

Quarterback Payton Thorne did not practice during the Tigers' bye week, head coach Hugh Freeze said Monday, as Thorne was sidelined with a shoulder injury he suffered against Vanderbilt on Nov. 2. "We'll see how this week goes with that and with the others getting reps — and go from there,

Despite missing practice time with a shoulder injury during Auburn football's bye week, quarterback Payton Thorne said Tuesday that he should be "good to go" for the Tigers' game against Louisiana-Monroe this weekend.