After going 3-10 against Kentucky, Auburn finally pulled the trigger on Hugh Freeze and parted ways with him. Now, under interim coach D.J. Durkin, they were hoping to finally put a pause on Diego Pavia’s Vanderbilt winning streak. And after leading them with a 20-10 score in the first half, it seemed like a done deal. But then came the third quarter’s rookie mistake that gave Vandy a last hope to survive, dragging the Tigers down in the game.

Well, after leading against Vanderbilt with a 23-17 score in the third quarter, Durkin’s Auburn made a costly blunder. With just 7:44 remaining in the fourth quarter on a 1st-and-10 play, Diego Pavia threw a 57-yard touchdown to Tre Richardson , who was left alone within the 15-yard mark. This gave them a 24-23 lead.

Crazy, right? That became t

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