Social media reacts to Auburn’s loss to California

California Golden Bears defensive backs Miles Williams (4) and Marcus Harris (5) celebrate a defensive stop as Auburn Tigers take on California Golden Bears at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala., on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. California Golden Bears leads Auburn Tigers 14-7 at halftime.

Auburn football suffered its first loss of the 2024 season on Saturday, dropping a 21-14 contest to California at Jordan-Hare Stadium.

It was a rough day for quarterback Payton Thorne who passed for just 165 yards and four interceptions. After spreading the wealth in last week’s win over Alabama A&M, Thorne completed passes to four wide receivers for 112 yards. The team’s leading receiver, Cam Coleman, caught two passes for 53 yards.

Auburn’s defensive backs were picked on as well. Cal quarterback Fernando Mendoza connected on 25 passes for 233 yards and two touchdowns. Four of California’s receivers caught every pass thrown their way including Jonathan Brady and Nyziah Hunter, who caught four passes each.

Auburn fans, as well as fans of other teams, shared their opinions on X (formerly Twitter) postgame. Here is a look at the best social media reactions to Auburn’s loss to Cal on Saturday.

The official announcement

You know what? We deserve that one

At least the Eagle flew without being picked off

Get ready… Payton Thorne is the subject of most of these tweets

Of Payton Thorne’s 13 starts for Auburn vs. FBS opponents the last two years, he’s now finished 11 of those 13 games with 165 passing yards or fewer.

His numbers in those games:

— 125 passing yards per game
— 15 TD passes
— 13 interceptions pic.twitter.com/TnpRqZ9W3M

— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) September 7, 2024

Would it hurt?

Thorne doesn’t need to play QB at Auburn anymore. Experiment over somebody else has to get a chance. He has played four years of college football and is…

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Author : Auburn Wire

Publish date : 2024-09-08 00:02:24

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