AUBURN — Auburn coach Hugh Freeze spoke on the weekly SEC football media teleconference Wednesday addressing Auburn football's matchup against Georgia.

With it being 19 years since the Tigers last victory in Athens, Freeze gave his key takeaways to compete and upset the No. 4 Bulldogs Saturday.

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“It’s going to take a mistake-free game to go to Athens and upset Georgia," Freeze said. "We did improve last week, and our kids played with incredible effort. I thought we responded well in practice this week and we got to get ready for another physical matchup."

Freshman's Malcolm Simmons and Cam Coleman combined for seven catches and 142 yards and linebacker Demarcus Riddick led the defense with six tackles and a sack. Defensive back Kaleb Harris received Auburn's highest defensive grade, per Pro Football with five tackles and a pass breakup.

Out of the 49 players that played in last weeks against the Sooners, 24 were either freshman or sophomores showing how bright the future of the Tigers roster is on both sides of the ball. Freeze spoke highly of his young core and the different ways he's prepared them for their first SEC road contest.

"It's been a kind of a weird schedule, but this will be our first road game. I do think our young guys are getting better and I see improvement," Freeze said. "The frustrating thing is that the record will not show that, but unfortunately we have made some critical mistakes whether its turnovers or lack of execution."

"This environment will be tough for them. So, we're doing everything that I know to do to prepare them. Just like everyone else, we are making it loud in practice to see how they're handling that. We have alternative plans on how we're going to do play calling, so our kids know what's going on."

In terms of play-calling, now midway through the season, Freeze is beginning to adapt to the new player-to-coach helmet communication. At the end of summer camp, Freeze was still on the fence with his stance on the new technology. Now, he's off the gate and is using the function a lot more heading into SEC play.

“I’m starting to enjoy the helmet communication,” Freeze said. “We used it quite a bit last week and we were efficient and worked well.”

Quarterback Payton Thorne attested to the communication saying how much he's loved being able to talk with coaches plays.

"We huddled more than we ever have, more than I ever have in my career,” Thorne said. “It was a change up, and I enjoyed being able to talk to my guys before every play and just look at them.”

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