The War Rapport’s Mike Gittens believes it is the duty of first-year Auburn football head coach Hugh Freeze to get returning starting quarterback for the Tigers, Robby Ashford, to New York City for the Heisman ceremony in 2023.
Ashford was named the Tigers starter in 2022 after the 41-12 loss to Penn State on September 17, starting under center for Auburn football during a Week 4 victory on September 24 over Missouri and never looking back.
Gittens shared his opinion via Twitter, where he conceded that at the very least Ashford should be All-SEC First Team this upcoming fall:
Not letting Hugh Freeze off the hook for QB development. I wanna see @robby_ashford in New York at the Heisman ceremony or at the very least All SEC first team. The Plains should be QB University. #auburnfootball @thewarrapport https://t.co/JWeayLCStB
— Mike G. (@mikegittens) January 16, 2023
The Auburn football quarterback position hangs in the balance as the transfer portal awaits several QB decisions
Robby Ashford most certainly earned the chance to start again in 2023 based on how he ended last season, but there’s no guarantee that he’ll be the most experienced QB in the room once the A-Day spring game rolls around.
Several signal-callers have yet to announce their decisions, opening the door for Hugh Freeze to make a major recruiting splash with an accomplished arm. Spencer Sanders is down to Ole Miss and Auburn football, while LSU’s Walker Howard could also end up on the Plains. Purdue’s Brady Allen could be a backup plan as well.
Sanders seems to be the only one Tiger fans would be happy with to replace Ashford, but there’s a reason why spring ball and fall camp exist. Guys like Holden Geriner and Hank Brown could show enough improvement to be considered as well.
Another year, another head coach, and another quarterback question to be answered here in 2023.