Hugh Freeze reevaluating Auburn QB battle following Holden Geriner's big fall camp scrimmage
Auburn's quarterback battle may have just taken a very interesting turn.
The Tigers are currently working through fall camp with incumbent Robby Ashford, Michigan State transfer Payton Thorne, and redshirt freshman Holden Geriner.
Things were trending towards Payton Thorne coming in and winning the job outright during the summer, but as camp has progressed, that doesn't seem like the case anymore.
Freeze said during SEC Media Days in July that he would expect to trim the QB race down to two players about 10 days into camp.
It's probably is going to be, you know, those other three (quarterbacks) for the first 10 days trying to get enough reps where we get it down to at least two guys and then move from there," Freeze said.
The expectation was that Holden Geriner would be the one cut and that Thorne would dual with Ashford for the job.
We are nine days into fall camp, and Freeze has announced that the battle likely won't be trimmed.
According to sources, Holden Geriner showed out during the Tigers' first scrimmage of fall camp on Saturday morning. He's been consistently solid throughout fall camp and was said to have "really, really showed out" by Freeze back in the spring.
The Tigers' head coach was asked about how the quarterbacks performed during the scrimmage and if he is still on track to trim the race in the next couple of days.
“Yesterday, I had my mind made up,” Freeze said. “After today, I need to watch the film before I say.”
Freeze went on to comment on the inconsistencies in the RPO game from the receivers despite the quarterbacks making the right read. It should also be noted that the Tigers are dealing with a rash of injuries at the WR position.
It will be interesting to see how Auburn chooses to present its offense during the media viewing window of practice on Tuesday.
You can read our notes from the Tigers' first scrimmage here.
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