Byrum Brown has yet to take a snap in a regular-season game for Auburn, but there are already doubters out there wondering if he’s the right guy to turn the Tigers’ offense around for first-year head coach Alex Golesh.
Whether it has been videos of him throwing during spring practice or his lackadaisical performance in Auburn’s A-Day Game, some are considering Brown yet another bust in the realm of Payton Thorne and Jackson Arnold over the past two seasons.
Brown isn’t worried about what people are saying.
“I feel like, you know, my play is gonna show itself out on the field,” he told CBS Sports’ Adam Breneman. “There’s gonna be doubters, gonna be this and that, but, you know, don’t pay no mind. I know the work I put in, and I’m just eager to get out there and play September 5th.”
Byrum Brown is ready to silence doubters
Auburn fans who have heard the criticism might have PTSD flashbacks thanks to the quarterback play for the Tigers since Bo Nix was on the Plains. Bryan Harsin and Hugh Freeze could never figure out who the right player was behind center, as a never-ending rotation of Thorne, Arnold, TJ Finley, Ashton Daniels and others got their chances.
There’s hope that Brown can be the guy to finally fix that, especially after what he was able to do at USF, where he played for Golesh and new Auburn offensive coordinator Alex Gordon, last season. As a junior, Brown put up 3,158 passing yards and 28 touchdowns while rushing for 1,008 yards and 14 more scores, leading a Bulls’ offense that finished third in the nation in total offense, putting up 488.7 yards per game, while averaging 40.5 points per game, good for fifth in FBS.
No matter what Brown does in practice, he will be judged by how he plays once the season begins against Baylor in a neutral-site game in Atlanta. Auburn fans, players and coaches hope that he will perform well enough to silence everyone.
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