Quotes of Note: Auburn football players react to disappointing loss to Vanderbilt

It was the same old story in Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday. The Auburn Tigers began playing relatively well and kept Vanderbilt out of the endzone for the most part. But while the defense was able to do its part, the offense struggled to move the ball down the field at all, and by the fourth quarter it was too much to expect the defense to keep things going.

For the entire game, the defense was stellar, shutting down Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia at every turn and making this a completely winnable game for Auburn. But for some reason, running back Jarquez Hunter was barely used in the game despite his historic performance from last week, and Payton Thorne got way too many chances at throwing the ball.

This weekend, just like nearly every weekend this season, it feels like Auburn football beat itself. Here’s what the players had to say: