Hugh Freeze summed it up succinctly Saturday after the first quarter and his team down 7-0 to Texas A&M .

“Zero rhythm right now,” the Auburn coach told ESPN. “Starting behind the chains. Two penalties to start first and 15. We’re not going to be very successful doing that.

“We’re struggling to protect (quarterback) Jackson (Arnold), so we have to figure something out.

The Tigers managed just 27 total yards, including 1 rushing yard, in the first quarter. Auburn also gave up two sacks and added two false starts.

The sacks continue to be a concern after the offensive line gave up 10 sacks a week ago in Auburn’s 24-17 loss to Oklahoma .

“I believe in those guys. They had some tough looks. They threw a lot at us, it was a difficult environment, hard to hear and we unfortunately weren

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