Auburn football QB TJ Finley made it a great day to be an Auburn Tiger on Saturday.
The backup-turned-QB1 led AU to one of the season’s most exhilarating comeback victories considering the circumstances.
With the season hanging in the balance, and perhaps some ready to call for Bryan Harsin to be on the hot-seat following a 2-2 start, Finley played the role of hero in an unreal unsung performance.
Finley’s comeback-capping TD drive that culminated in a spectacular sack escape touchdown toss to Shedrick Jackson is already the stuff of legend.
And it got the attention of some of the Auburn family’s most notable names.
Former Tiger-turned-Tampa Bay Buccaneer K.J. Britt shouted out a QB he wasn’t a teammate of or someone he lined up against in the sophomore LSU transfer TJ Finley. Britt played in just two games last year, but game recognize game:
Thats BigTime! WDE 🦅 https://t.co/tApedUznJh
— Kj Britt (@K_Britt10) September 26, 2021
Actress Octavia Spencer had a humorous take on her experience of the game from the lens of an artist that reps Auburn as her alma mater:
This whole game felt like a thelma and louise type drive but these last 98 yards WHEW! #auburn #TJFindlay
— octavia spencer (@octaviaspencer) September 25, 2021
2019 NFL Draft pick and former Auburn football LB Deshaun Davis sees why this narrative is so unique ahead of what could be Finley’s first start against his former team:
Aye, Call me crazy 🤷🏾♂️ But TJ Finley may be starting a SPECIAL story 💡 Transfer from LSU, win the starting job in the 2nd half of a game you’re supposed to DEMOLISH …. Your first start is vs LSU …. AT LSU 👀
— ⭐️Deshaun Davis⭐ (@_Davis_Boy12) September 25, 2021
The trajectory of the season heading into Tiger Stadium has been dramatically altered by the awe-inspiring leadership TJ Finley showed today.
LSU-Auburn football is can’t miss football next Saturday night on the Bayou.