The news Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze shared Wednesday during his time on the SEC coaches’ teleconference call wasn’t the kind of news you want during the bye week.

Senior defensive end Mosiah Nasili-Kite went down during Saturday’s game against No. 1 Georgia and required help from trainers before missing the rest of the game.

The reason? A torn bicep that will sideline him for the rest of the year, Freeze revealed.

“Unfortunately we lost Mosiah for the year,” Freeze said. “That’s really gonna hurt us in the defensive line.”

Nasili-Kite recorded a solo tackle and assisted in a tackle for a loss before going down against the Bulldogs on Saturday. On the year, Nasili-Kite has recorded 10 tackles and a pair of quarterback hurries.

Prior to coming to Auburn in the offseason, Nasili-Kite played three seasons at Maryland, where he recorded 83 tackles, 14.5 tackles for a loss and nine sacks.

In his absence, Freeze and the Tigers will likely ask true freshman Keldric Faulk to grow up fast and fill in as Auburn’s new starter at the defensive end spot. Fortunately, Faulk has been highly regarded as a guy that plays beyond his years.

Faulk has appeared in each of Auburn’s games this season, tallying nine tackles, one tackle for a loss and two quarterback hurries.