Gallery: Pregame sights ahead of Auburn’s season-opener with UMass

Here is a look at the best pregame images ahead of Hugh Freeze’s Auburn debut.

The Hugh Freeze era is officially underway.

Freeze has just experienced his first Tiger Walk and the Tigers are on the field warming up ahead of their season-opener with UMass.

Today marks a new era for the Auburn offense, as [autotag]Payton Thorne[/autotag] is set to take over the starting quarterback role for the Tigers following a preseason battle with [autotag]Robby Ashford[/autotag] and [autotag]Holden Geriner[/autotag]. However, Auburn will be missing several players.

Richard Silva of the Montgomery Advertiser reports that Jarquez Hunter, Nehemiah Pritchett, Nick Mardner, Caleb Wooden, and JD Rhym are not dressed out for today’s game.

Here is a look at Hugh Freeze’s first Tiger Walk as Auburn’s head coach.