Auburn football practiced Thursday morning ahead of its scrimmage on Friday.

On top of the usual 11-on-11 and 7-on-7 practice periods, Auburn coach Hugh Freeze implemented the redzone lockout drill where we saw 1-on-1 battles between the wide receivers and cornerbacks.

During the extended viewing period granted by Freeze, AL.com focused on observing the cornerbacks and safeties.

Here’s what we saw:

Auburn practice observations: Cornerbacks and Safeties

-- Practice started around 9:45 a.m. and ended at 11:30, giving reporters a full slate of drills between the offense and defense.

-- Champ Anthony did not participate in position group drills as he was on the bicycle working out his legs. Freeze reported that he was still taking limited reps. However, Anthony got some play in 11

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