Bryum Brown comes into Auburn as the next savior at quarterback, a position that the Tigers have struggled with filling since Bo Nix was taking snaps for Bryan Harsin in what seems like what was more than a decade ago.
Since then, it has been a revolving door of TJ Finleys, Robby Ashfords, Payton Thornes, Jackson Arnolds and Aston Daniels that have tried and failed to fix what ailed Auburn’s offense.
But there’s something about Brown that, finally, you can hang your hat on. He comes in with success and experience playing for the same coach who took the Auburn job this past offseason, Alex Golesh. And, if you listen to his coach, things are looking better than ever for the signal-caller from Raleigh, N.C.
“I think it's just slowed down for him, where you're able to add things like what this offense looks like right now is drastically different than what it looked like last year in the sense that we've been able to take ... We've gone from 300 level to 400 level and even 500 level,” Golesh said.
That sound you hear is Auburn fans chomping at the bit to see this in action.
Leadership and playmaking sets Byrum Brown apart
It didn’t take long for Brown to lead by example, either. With so many new players on the roster and leadership lacking on the offensive side, the quarterback made a point of building rapport not only with him and the wide receivers but also with the entire team. It seemed to be a quality lacking in past quarterbacks, and maybe that is what has pleased Golesh most of all.
“His comfort zone is being in the building,” the coach said. “His comfort zone is being in the film room and just learning and learning and learning and learning. And where I thought through the winter, he took a big step as a leader in terms of he was around everybody. He tried to make a huge effort from a connection piece. And I think he's trying to do that here as well. I think that'll be his biggest step.”
Granted, this isn’t the first time Auburn fans have heard great things about a new quarterback, but with Brown, unlike last year with Arnold, the proof is in the pudding: throwing for 3,158 yards and 28 touchdowns to just 7 interceptions while rushing for 1,008 yards and 14 more scores.
But what might be even more noticeable is how quickly Golesh and his staff were to sign Brown when they took over on the Plains, and how many receivers from USF wanted to join Brown on the journey.
We will wait to see how Brown and the Tigers play out this fall, but for the first time in a while, optimism abounds about the Auburn quarterback position.
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