Auburn Football vs. Arkansas State: 5 Keys to the Game

No. 1 – Stick with One Quarterback

We’ve heard it all week as every Auburn fan has been saying it since the second quarter of the Clemson game. Hopefully Gus Malzahn has been listening and will stick with one quarterback.

It sounds as if Sean White will be the starter again for Auburn football. Malzahn should allow the redshirt sophomore to get into the game plan before taking him out.

I don’t want to see another quarterback come onto the field Saturday night unless we’re up by 30.

John Franklin III will likely come in at times to run the Wildcat package, and that’s fine as it’s the one thing that worked last week against Clemson.

White needs to throw the ball at least 30 times, and he needs to throw at least two touchdown passes. Auburn fans are tired of looking at the fact that White has one touchdown pass.

Last year, and to an extent in the first game, White’s drives seem to always stall inside the 20. Malzahn needs to come up with some plays to help him and the offense get the ball in the endzone.

At this point I don’t think Auburn fans care who the quarterback is, as long as Malzahn picks one and sticks with him.

With White being named the starter, he needs to be the guy. Malzahn has to let him build some confidence in this game before Texas A&M and LSU come to town.

If White is allowed to get into a rhythm throwing the ball, I think Auburn wins this game easily.

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