Paul Finebaum on Auburn’s loss to Georgia: ‘Hugh Freeze is wearing thin’

Paul Finebaum sympathizes with Auburn when it comes to the officiating as of late.

It does not excuse, however, the team’s second-half performance in a 20-10 loss to Georgia.

“You can’t help but look at two games against Oklahoma and this (Georgia) game and go how in the world did Auburn keep getting bad calls, but I’ll tell you it doesn’t matter once the game is over,” Finebaum told Matt Barrie on Sunday.

“Would Auburn had won had they gone up 17-0, which they absolutely should have? I like their chances, but that doesn’t excuse them for not doing anything in the second half.”

Auburn quarterback Jackson Arnold fumbled on a third-and-goal play with 1:32 to play in the half. Although replays appeared to show the ball breaking the plane of the goal, officials had no conclusive evidence t