AUBURN, Alabama – Gene Chizik couldn't and didn't sugarcoat his team's loss to Arkansas on Saturday.

The Auburn coach apologized to fans after the Razorbacks beat his Tigers 24-7 in Jordan-Hare Stadium. Auburn fell to 1-4 overall and 0-3 in the SEC, its worst start in the league since 1998.

"The Auburn fans and the Auburn family, they did not deserve this today, and I apologize to anybody who came to the game to watch it." Chizik said.

"We understand where we're at. We've won one game. What I saw out there today was very disappointing versus the quality of our practice and the game. That's on us."

Also:

"It was a completely unacceptable offensive performance all the way around."

And:

"I didn't see the fans leave, but I don't blame them."

Arkansas came in with the worst defense in the SEC, but Auburn struggled the whole way. The Tigers were sacked eight times and had five turnovers.

"It was a completely unacceptable offensive performance," Chizik said.

Chizik said he was disappointed, especially since the Tigers had two weeks to prepare for the game.

"All around, it was a team loss. We're going to go back and work. We're going to try to figure out how to fix it," Chizik said.

Chizik said he changed quarterbacks – Clint Moseley for Kiehl Frazier at half – in an effort to find a spark. Offensive coordinator Scot Loeffler said the coaches would determine next week's starter later, perhaps Sunday.

"I'm not going to blame everything on the quarterback," Chizik said. "We're going to go back and re-evaluate a lot of things.

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