In today's edition of Auburn Tigers News, redshirt freshman Hank Brown is named the backup quarterback and Hugh Freeze shares his biggest concern after fall camp
For the first time in several seasons, Auburn football fans have not had to follow a serious quarterback competition in the offseason. The QB1 job was always incumbent starter Payton Thorne's to lose, and as expected, he hasn't lost it.
Quarterbacks coach Kent Austin mentioned last week that redshirt sophomore Holden Geriner and redshirt freshman Hank Brown were neck and neck in the battle for the backup spot. This week on Tiger Talk, head coach Hugh Freeze announced that Hank Brown would be the main backup.
“Hank is going to be the backup primarily,” Freeze said, per AL.com. “He’s just, when you grade all the reps, man, he has been really, really good throwing the football in camp. He’s thrown some really good balls.”
Brown debuted late in the Music City Bowl last season and impressed fans with some of his throws. He completed seven of nine passes for 132 yards.
Hugh Freeze shares his biggest concern after fall camp
Fall camp is in the rearview mirror and the Tigers are full steam ahead in preparing for the first game of the season, which is less than two weeks away. The playbook has been installed on both sides of the ball and positions of strength and weakness have been identified.
Of course, all the observations are made with the caveat that the Tigers are playing their own teammates. How will that translate in a live game? For Freeze, that is a worry when it comes to the secondary.
"The biggest concern I would have right now is probably the secondary — just our lack of depth there," Freeze said, per Auburn Undercover. "Now, they've struggled to cover our receivers, so maybe that's a good thing for us."
Are the receivers outstanding, or is the secondary truly struggling? Only time will tell. The Tigers return to action in Jordan-Hare Stadium on August 31.