FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas -- Hugh Freeze strolled into Auburn 's locker room Tuesday with a mission: lighten the mood amid a four-game losing streak. His play? A surprise phone check.

The chatter online about the Auburn coach's job was rampant -- as well as the general disappointment after a double-overtime collapse against Missouri -- and the coach feared his players were listening to the social media mob.

"I made them show me their screen time average," said Freeze, "and it's sad, really, what they average. And then you look at what apps, and man, we had a great time, but I'm like, 'Y'all are wasting a lot of time.'"

Turns out, a little more time and a lot less scrolling was just what Auburn needed. The Tigers finally won their first SEC game, knocking off Arkansas 33-24 on Satur

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