Auburn football fans react to Joey Gatewood to UCF rumors
This past week, the several-year-old Joey Gatewood-Bo Nix Auburn football QB debate was revisited when it was announced that he’d be leaving Lexington to transfer from the Kentucky Wildcats.
Now, it’s going to be ratcheted up to a whole new level if Gatewood can get on the field this upcoming season.
As it turns out, Gatewood is leaning towards Gus Malzahn and the UCF Knights as his third destination in his collegiate career.
Given Malzahn’s connection to the Gatewood-Nix competition back in the day, you knew the Auburn family was going to be vocal about these rumors:
The jokes write themselves
— Kyle (@AllAubarn) August 19, 2021
He will never play a game if he goes to UCF. He needs to go to Akron or Kent St or something https://t.co/v56Z1vgO2e
— Kyle (@AllAubarn) August 19, 2021
This mans goals are beyond our understanding https://t.co/CQM5iTK6Ds
— Ben (@BenDupreeJR) August 18, 2021
Weird how he now wants to be Dillion Gabriel’s backup? Is he not tired of being the backup? https://t.co/SuyXzrXNjk
— Auburn Blazer (@AuburnBlazer) August 18, 2021
The UCF former Tigers https://t.co/avdZeAmwpH
— Connor (@connor_n_25) August 18, 2021
https://t.co/DABquEJHDr pic.twitter.com/GQml8KTtd9
— Proud Donator to OTV (@GrizzlyAdams16) August 18, 2021
Why on earth would he go BACK to Malzahn and co.? The staff that didn’t play him in the first place? https://t.co/fgNZ4ibmS6
— AU Helmet (@au_helmet) August 18, 2021
Not shocked https://t.co/kJF8Di6tOQ
— Jake “JBOY” Crain (@JakeCrain_) August 18, 2021
— Brian Stultz (@brianjstultz) August 18, 2021
As Jon Hale of the Courier Journal notes, it’s up in the air whether or not Gatewood will be eligible to don the black and gold this coming season due to the timing of his transfer:
Going to be interesting if he can get a waiver to play this season even though new transfer rule set a July 1 deadline to enter portal and be eligible to play in 2021. https://t.co/2J6riS8KhX
— Jon Hale (@JonHale_HL) August 19, 2021
Fly War Eagle will keep you updated on the Gatewood situation, but a reunion down in Orlando is seeming like the next step of the former Auburn football QB’s journey.
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