WATCH: Payton Thorne Throws 78-Yard Touchdown Pass To Perry Thompson

The Auburn Tigers' passing game seems to have dramatically improved from last season.

Auburn leads Alabama A&M 38-0 after quarterback Payton Thorne completed a 78-yard touchdown pass to freshman Perry Thompson. Three of Auburn's five new receivers have caught a touchdown pass in the first half. Thorne has an Auburn career-best four passing touchdowns.

You can watch Thorne's third bomb of the game below.

How to watch the Auburn Tigers vs the Alabama A&M Bulldogs

Auburn vs Alabama A&M will kick off at 6:30 p.m. CT inside Jordan-Hare Stadium. The game will be televised on SEC Network+ and ESPN+ . Lowell Galindo and Fozzy Whittaker will call the game on the TV broadcast.

Andy Burcham, Jason Campbell, Ronnie Brown and Will Herring will provide play-by-play, analysis, over radio on Wings 94.3 FM and online at AuburnTigers.com .

Auburn vs Alabama A&M series history

The Tigers have only faced off against the Bulldogs twice in their series history. The first contest came back during the 2012 season, arguably Auburn's worst of the modern era. The Tigers still prevailed 51-7 to earn their third and final victory of the year.

The second and more recent game was in 2016, a 55-0 win for Auburn in Jordan-Hare Stadium. Alabama A&M amassed just 130 yards of total offense in the shutout, rushing for just 1.1 yards per carry. Auburn, on the other hand, finished with 598 yards of total offense, 451 of those yards coming on the ground. Kam Martin led the way with 176 yards and two scores. Kerryon Johnson also finished with over 100 yards rushing. Quarterbacks John Franklin III and Jeremy Johnson combined for three rushing touchdowns.