Making rulings on the Auburn Tigers' efforts in Saturday's win over Louisiana-Monroe: Offense — B: Just remember, the level of difficulty wasn't there. Auburn came close to having a 300-yard passer, 100-yard rusher and 100-yard receiver in the same game.

After missing practice during Auburn’s bye week due to a shoulder injury, Payton Thorne is expected to start against Louisiana-Monroe, according to a report from 247Sports. Thorne suffered the injury to his throwing shoulder during the second half of Auburn’s loss to Vanderbilt on Nov.

It didn’t come against an opponent that gets anyone excited, but Auburn football put together its best performance in weeks beating Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday. The Tigers won the game 48-14, taking control early and dominating the way a Southeastern Conference team is expected to against an opponent from the Sun Belt.