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AUBURN — Spring practice is just about done for Auburn football.
The Tigers have completed 14 practices since the spring period began in February. All that’s left to do is to conduct A-Day on Saturday (1 p.m. CT, SEC Network+). The open-to-the-public scrimmage — tickets can be purchased through the official Auburn website — will be the second of coach Hugh Freeze’s tenure.
Freeze’s first A-Day game came last year, though the gloomy weather and constant rain put a damper on things; Auburn’s quarterbacks combined to complete just five of their 12 pass attempts for 60 yards, and the offense tallied 280 rushing yards while keeping the ball on the ground the majority of the game. The weather forecast seems much more favorable this time around, which may make for a more exciting product.
Here are five of the biggest storylines to keep an eye on:
‘WHAT’S THE PATH?’: Why the time was now for Auburn’s Sam Jackson to make position change
TAKEAWAYS: Observations from Auburn football’s third-to-last practice of the spring
It’s Payton Thorne’s job to lose. But who’s behind him?
Freeze said it in February and he reiterated it Tuesday: The starting quarterback job is Payton Thorne’s to lose. Thorne, who started all but one game last season and played more than 75% of the team’s offensive snaps, has looked like the best QB on the roster in the practice availabilities open to reporters.
A question that hasn’t been answered, though: Who’s directly behind him on the depth chart? True freshman Walker White is “swimming” in information since he arrived, so that leaves redshirt freshman Hank Brown and redshirt sophomore Holden Geriner as candidates to be QB2. Perhaps a breakup performance from one of them at A-Day could help settle the race.
Looking out for a fourth linebacker
The good news for the Tigers? They’ve got three veteran…
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Publish date : 2024-04-05 09:10:12
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