For three-plus quarters of football, Payton Thorne was playing arguably his best game in an Auburn uniform.
Unfortunately for the sixth-year senior and two-time team captain, though, one errant throw was all it took to wipe that away.
There were conversations leading up to Auburn’s 27-21 loss to Oklahoma about which quarterback would be better suited for the Tigers moving forward: Thorne or redshirt freshman Hank Brown. It was a “battle” in practice last week, Hugh Freeze said. But for most of the night, there was no question who was best positioned to lead Auburn’s offense. Thorne had the Tigers humming against one of the nation’s best defenses…