Auburn's offense has already been struggling. Now, the Tigers will be without their mainstay at center as Connor Lew suffered a torn ACL in the loss to Missouri and will be out for the rest of the season, according to On3's Bryan Matthews.
A three-year starter for Auburn, Lew went out of the game on the first drive of the second half, being replaced by true freshman Kail Ellis.
After the game, Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze talked about the challenge of losing a stalwart like Lew.
“We got banged up tonight, for sure,” Freeze said. “And obviously, when you lose a guy like Connor battles for you against a really talented defense, it’s a challenge. I really don’t know how Kail performed. Obviously, I think he’s going to be a really good football player. But, you know, you know, that was a huge loss to lose the leader of your O-line. He makes all protection calls and all the calls up there, run game, pass game. So that was a tough loss, for sure.”