The Auburn Tigers appear to have made the inevitable decision of turning back to Payton Thorne as the starting quarterback for Saturday's clash with the Oklahoma Sooners.

Auburn is turning back to veteran Payton Thorne as its starting quarterback for Saturday's game against No. 21 Oklahoma, CBS Sports' Matt Zenitz reports. Thorne began the season as the starter before ceding the job to redshirt freshman Hank Brown over the past two weeks.

Quarterback Payton Thorne will return to the starting role for Auburn when No. 21 Oklahoma visits Jordan-Hare Stadium Saturday afternoon, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel Friday.

Auburn will reportedly start quarterback Payton Thorne on Saturday against Oklahoma. ESPN’s Pete Thamel was first to share that news on Friday afternoon. Thorne began the year as Auburn’s starter, but the Tigers went with Hank Brown in Auburn’s last 2 contests against New Mexico and Arkansas.

Auburn is turning back to veteran Payton Thorne as its starting quarterback for Saturday's game against No. 21 Oklahoma, CBS Sports' Matt Zenitz reports. Thorne began the season as the starter before ceding the job to redshirt freshman Hank Brown over the past two weeks.

For the third time in as many weeks, the Auburn Tigers are making a change at the quarterback position. After redshirt freshman Hank Brown got the nod for Auburn's last two contests, senior signal-caller Payton Thorne will re-claim his starting role this