Thorne, Auburn win first SEC game, 27-13 over Mississippi State to snap 4-game losing streak

AUBURN, Ala. -- , Payton Thorne passed for 230 yards and three first-half touchdowns and Jarquez Hunter ran for a season-high 144 yards to lead Auburn to a 27-13 victory over Mississippi State on Saturday. The Tigers (4-4, 1-4 Southeastern Conference) snapped a four-game skid and got their first league win under coach Hugh Freeze after racing to a 24-3 halftime lead, their biggest in an SEC game in four years. “You hope that it gives us a lot of confidence and maybe a little swagger,” Freeze said. Thorne had five touchdown passes in the first seven games since transferring from Michigan State but delivered his best game against an FBS team with the Tigers. He completed 20 of 26 passes and ran for 38 yards. Hunter got his first 100-yard game this season after ripping off runs of 17 and 49 yards on Auburn's final drive.