Auburn coach Hugh Freeze pulled Brown at halftime of the Arkansas game. Brown finished his afternoon completing 7 of his 13 passes with three interceptions. Payton Thorne finished with 213 passing yards and two touchdowns after taking over in the second half.

The Arkansas Razorbacks went into Jordan-Hare Stadium, one of the toughest places to play in the country, and handled business. Really, it was one of the more dysfunctional games we have seen so far this year,

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.