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Auburn football is due for a great season in 2025. However, one offensive factor must work in the Tigers favor says Brad Crawford of 247Sports
Spring football is over, and the spring transfer portal window has closed. It is now time for “talking season.”
Auburn has made plenty of improvements this offseason from the transfer portal, from quarterback to defensive line. Now, we will wait to see if the new additions will propel Auburn to bowl eligibility in 2025, or maybe even SEC Championship contention.
Brad Crawford of 247Sports recently shared his SEC Football power rankings following the transfer portal window and a strange spring period in which many teams, like Auburn, changed their spring game format. Crawford has placed the Tigers at No. 12 in front of Arkansas, Vanderbilt, Kentucky, and Mississippi State, and one spot behind Missouri. Crawford is a fan of Auburn’s wide receiver unit, but he feels that quarterback play will make or break the Tigers’ season.
Hugh Freeze has the finest collection of talent at the wide receiver position in the SEC, but Auburn needs elite production out of former Oklahoma quarterback Jackson Arnold and a rebuilt offensive line to improve during the 2025 season.
The odds favor Auburn improving on its 5-7 campaign last season, thanks to a revamped quarterback room that features three new athletes in transfer Jackson Arnold and Ashton Daniels, as well as true freshman Deuce Knight. The Tigers also return a bulk of their offensive line, including Dillon Wade, Connor Lew, and Jeremiah Wright. USC transfer Mason Murphy and Virginia Tech transfer Xavier Chaplin join the team from the transfer portal to boost Auburn’s tackle positions. Mixing in the likes of Cam Coleman, Malcolm Simmons, and Georgia Tech transfer Eric Singleton at wide receiver, Auburn could become a true contender for…
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Publish date : 2025-05-01 17:00:00
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