Auburn QB commit Walker White excited about Tigers' scheme, eager to learn more

The Auburn Tigers' 2024 QB commit Walker White is all about talking football, and after getting to discuss Auburn's scheme a little with Hugh Freeze and Philip Montgomery, White

White joined Zac Blackerby on the Locked On Auburn Podcast to talk about his recruitment, the new scheme, and his Breaking Bad nicknames - among other things.

Blackerby asked White how he saw himself fitting into Hugh Freeze and Philip Montgomery's system offensively.

"Whenever I was at Auburn, me, Coach Montgomery and Coach Freeze just went over the basics of the offense," White said. "We haven't really gotten deep into what they've put together. But whenever coach freeze was drawing up on the board and showing me what he likes, and what Coach Montgomery likes, I think they'll be able to use me very efficiently with me being a pocket passer."

Freeze's quarterbacks at Ole Miss were typically more pocket passer types, but his best signal callers were able to utilize their legs when asked. Malik Willis at Liberty made a living off of it.

White doesn't shy away from being called upon to run the ball under Freeze and Montgomery.

"But I also think they'll know how to run me when I need to run, because I know personally that my legs are a threat to the defense," White said. "I'm sure they will trust me on certain occasions where if they need to run me or they want to run me, then I'm all for that. But they are very spread. They'll run some 12 personnel. But I think I'll do whatever they need me to do as good as they need me to do it."

"That's just one of the exciting things about Auburn, is they can develop me and they have the tools and coaches around me to teach me and develop me in how to run their offense efficiently."

While White and the coaching staff haven't gotten a chance to sit down and truly talk out scheme, White says it's one of his favorite parts about being a quarterback.

Talking ball is what he likes to do, and any opportunity he can get to do it, he'll take.

"I loved watching Coach Freeze start drawing on the board, it was such a cool experience. One of my favorite things in the world is talking football. There's been multiple visits at different schools where I would just talk football for five hours and I'd love it. That's one of my favorite things, I love to learn. I don't know what I don't know. I'm not near as smart as I know will be just because I just don't know what I don't know. That's what I'm really excited to get into, is learning and the tiny details about the game and how to identify coverages based on certain looks. That's one part I'm very excited about with the college game, is just learning more about both sides of the ball."

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