Ahead of Auburn’s practice in Nashville on Wednesday, head coach Hugh Freeze said two Tigers’ players were left at the hotel as they dealt with illness.

“We’ve had a run of sickness,” Freeze said Wednesday. “We had a run, last week, of guys missing practice with flu-like symptoms.”

Auburn starting quarterback Payton Thorne was one of the players impacted by the run of sickness last week as he missed a majority of practice with flu-like symptoms.

“I’m feeling pretty good,” Thorne said ahead of Wednesday’s practice. “I don’t think that’ll be an issue moving forward.”

And fortunately for the Tigers, it sounds like more of Auburn’s players are trending in the direction of Thorne as Freeze said he received a favorable report from Auburn’s team doctors on Friday morning.

“Our doctor’s report this morning was that all but one, I think, the fever has broken,” Freeze said Friday afternoon during his joint press conference with Maryland head coach Mike Locksley. “I don’t know how strong they’ll be with things. They’ll have to hydrate really well today.”

Freeze’s comments came just over 24 hours ahead of Auburn’s date with Maryland in the TransPerfect Music City Bowl, which will kick off from Nashville’s Nissan Stadium Saturday at 1 p.m.

“It’s kinda like everything else we’re dealing with… the opt-outs… you know, you can’t control some things,” Freeze said. “But I did have a good report this morning that most everybody was feeling better. I’m sure if at all possible, they’ll try to give it a go.”