Auburn had all the momentum in the first half, shutting out No. 10 Georgia and prepared to take a 17-0 lead right before halftime with the ball on the 1-yard line.
What happened in the next two-and-a-half hours will have Auburn fans in misery for quite some time.
On a controversial call, Jackson Arnold was ruled to have fumbled the ball before it crossed the goal line, Georgia recovered, and the Bulldogs went on to dominate the final 32 minutes in a 20-10 victory for Kirby Smart's squad.
It was the ninth straight loss for Auburn in the Deep South's Oldest Rivalry, and Tigers' fans were taking it out on both SEC officiating and head coach Hugh Freeze.
The last set of plays proves why Hugh Freeze has to go. We literally gave up. pic.twitter.com/0WbirBOuS7
— Will (@War__Eagle__Fan) October 12, 2025
25 yards of offense in the most important half of football in Hugh freeze tenure. Twenty five.
— joshdub (@joshdub_) October 12, 2025
Hugh Freeze at Auburn falls to:
— Jacob Waters (@JacobWaters_) October 12, 2025
14-17 overall
5-14 against SEC teams
1-11 against ranked teams
Blame the refs all we want, but when our offense minus the last drive had a total of 14 total plays in A HALF. Of course the Defense will give up points and we’ll lose. Much like Oklahoma, and Texas A&M, Auburn did not deserve to win. I think the Hugh Freeze experiment is done.
— William Sexauer (@WilliamSexauer) October 12, 2025
Officiating aside, which was awful and pathetic again, Hugh Freeze is not the guy. His offense is anemic. When will this end?
— Kristen Blom (@KristenBlom21) October 12, 2025
I don't really know what my reaction should be.
— Zack Webster (@ZackWeb95) October 12, 2025
I can't pin this entirely on Hugh Freeze, but you didn't get the guys locked back in while facing adversity.
It goes back to coaching, and I think there probably needs to be a change at this point. https://t.co/j9oyfbY9Im
Freeze and Kirby + their players will now head to press conferences where they answer for their performances
— Josh Pate (@JoshPateCFB) October 12, 2025
SEC officials will dip out without saying a word
SEC officials when the replay of Kirby Smart’s timeout was played on the Jumbotron pic.twitter.com/IyevGwpSEv
— Rachel (@allthedogspleaz) October 12, 2025
@AuburnFootball gets my vote for being the victim of the worst officiating in the @SEC so far this season. How are the officials screwing up game after game? pic.twitter.com/vHxkQsuH3w
— The Steel City Lawyer (@SteelCityLawyer) October 12, 2025
I feel so bad for Auburn because this is the absolute least I’ve seen a set of officials try to hide their bias in a football game
— Tyler S (@tsaundry13) October 12, 2025
I know the SEC needs *some* teams to look top flight but come on
Everyone clap for Kirby Smart, Georgia, and the SEC officials. pic.twitter.com/jG2CKcIihz
— Tyler (@tyler4tn) October 12, 2025
SEC officials just made the most egregious replay call in history in this Auburn-Georgia game.
— RJ Young (@RJ_Young) October 12, 2025
The @SEC has referees who are completely blind. If you can’t make the right call with all of the review technology available, then don’t make the call at all.
— The Wise Factor (@thejasonwise) October 12, 2025
Get better review officials. #auburnfootball #georgiafootball
SEC Officials
— Harrison Lane (@HLane_25) October 12, 2025
“We are going to review to see if the Georgia player caught the pass in bounds.”
SEC Officials
“After review… we are going to eject an Auburn player.”
I don’t trust any outcome officiated by the SEC referees. I think the officials are completely in the hip pocket of gamblers.
— Lincoln Sternn 🦚🥶 (@LincolnSternn) October 12, 2025
I don’t usually complain about officiating. But the @SEC officials in this Auburn game are completely over their heads. They have blown so many huge calls in the game. It’s a shame that schools can’t sure for officiating malpractice. #WarEagle
— Michael Stahl (@HarlowStahl) October 12, 2025