Auburn QB Barrett Trotter (AP)Auburn quarterback Barrett Trotter, who completed his redshirt junior season with a riveting performance against Virginia in the Chick-fil-A Bowl, has decided not to return for his senior year.
Trotter started the first seven games for the Tigers this past season before being replaced by redshirt sophomore Clint Moseley, but he came in for an injured Moseley during the bowl and rallied the Tigers to a 43-24 rout. He was 11-of-18 passing for 175 yards and a touchdown against the Cavaliers, and he added 32 yards rushing.
A two-time SEC Academic Honor Roll recipient, Trotter graduated last August with a degree in communications and now is enrolled in Auburn’s graduate school.
“Barrett is a great young man who ended his career in a fitting way by helping lead our team to victory in the Chick-fil-A Bowl,” Tigers coach Gene Chizik said in a release. “We are very appreciative to Barrett for his contributions to Auburn both on and off the field, and we wish him nothing but the best as he takes the next step in his life.”
Trotter completed 92 of 167 passes last season for 1,184 yards and 11 touchdowns. He played in 14 career games for the Tigers.