Auburn football coach Gus Malzahn, shown during last season’s Iron Bowl rivalry game against Alabama, said he hopes to settle on some “order” for the team’s four quarterbacks now that the Tigers’ spring football session is over.AUBURN, Ala. – Auburn football coach Gus Malzahn said all four of his quarterbacks made some big plays in Saturday’s A-Day spring game.
A more detailed public assessment, and any comment on the pecking order, will just have to wait.
“We’ve got quite a few of them we feel like can move the offense,” Malzahn said after Saturday’s game. “We’ve got good information, and next week we’ll assess everything and see where we’re at. We want some order after spring. I think we’ll be able to get to that point.”
Four contenders with scant experience among them battled during spring practices and scrimmages to replace two-year starter Jarrett Stidham. The most heralded is freshman Bo Nix, an early enrollee, but Joey Gatewood, Cord Sandberg and Malik Willis have also been in the mix. The quartet combined for five touchdown passes Saturday.
Wide receiver Seth Williams said Auburn is in good shape at quarterback, no matter who wins the starting job.