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Auburn Tigers quarterback Walker White (11) warms up during the A-Day spring game at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala., on Saturday, April 6, 2024.
One piece of disappointing news has surfaced on an otherwise positive day for Auburn football.
According to reports from multiple outlets, including On3 and 247Sports, Auburn freshman quarterback Walker White intends to enter the transfer portal after spending one season on the Plains. The news comes hours after former Oklahoma quarterback Jackson Arnold signed with Auburn as a transfer.
White saw action in one game this season, passing for 18 yards on two pass completions in Auburn’s 48-14 win over ULM on Nov. 16. The Little Rock, Arkansas native signed with Auburn as the No. 5 quarterback of the 2024 signing class and the No. 1 overall recruit from Arkansas.
Although disappointing, White’s decision to transfer is understandable. Auburn signed five-star quarterback Deuce Knight to its 2025 recruiting haul and snagged Jackson Arnold from the transfer portal early in the cycle. Hugh Freeze and the Auburn coaching staff has also made contact with Duke quarterback Maalik Murphy and Stanford quarterback Ashton Daniels, as it is expected that Auburn will sign another transfer portal quarterback this cycle to fill in for the departures of Payton Thorne, Holden Geriner, and Hank Brown.
Following White’s anticipated departure, Auburn will bring zero scholarship quarterbacks from 2024 into its 2025 season. Thorne has graduated, Brown will sign with Iowa as a transfer, and Geriner remains in the transfer portal at the time of this post.
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