Gus Malzahn sticks with Sean White as Auburn’s starting quarterback

Bud: Lots of people picked Auburn to win the SEC this year. He’s caught just three passes in his last two games. September. “But I’ll correct it in film and be better next week”. For one, quarterback Jeremy Johnson was considered a Heisman candidate in the preseason, but after three poor games, the Tigers are making the quarterback switch to Sean White. College football has a almost 10-month long offseason. Johnson’s not that good, and Muschamp can’t fix everything immediately.

Not sure yet, but this might turn into a weekly thing.

Last year’s team broke down against a brutal schedule. “Really feel like he’s earned that”, said Auburn coach Gus Malzahn Tuesday. There aren’t any berths in the SEC Championship on the line, and since Auburn has fallen out of the national rankings, the eyes of America will more than likely not be on The Plains Saturday afternoon.

Lashlee continues to field questions about the team’s lack of explosive plays, and getting playmakers like Duke Williams involved in the offense.

Bud: So the 2013 tipped pass in the comeback against Georgia, and of course the Kick Six in the Iron Bowl the following week… The current pace would give him less than half of his 986 yards rushing and 14 touchdowns from last season. However, he threw a red zone interception in a game where Auburn failed to score a touchdown in their own stadium. There were no big plays from the passing game, as Auburn carefully managed White to try to get him comfortable in his first start. But he knows MSU needs to run the football and can not rely on an air raid offense.

But if White can develop a sort of consistency at the quarterback position, things could start to open up.

Assess the play of the offensive line: “They’ve been OK”. After all, Chizik was just 5-19 in two seasons as head man at Iowa State before taking the job while Malzahn had success in the SEC as a coordinator at Arkansas and Auburn before going 9-3 in his only season at Arkansas State. If I had to scheme on building a program to counter Saban’s Alabama, I would probably hire Malzahn. I still think he can be really successful at Auburn, but Auburn isn’t exactly known for patience. That’s better than its 6.67-yard average that helped them lead the Southeastern Conference past year in total offense. “I wish we could’ve pulled out the win”.

Godfrey: And there’s no possible sacrifice to be made this year to placate angry fans. How does that play in recruiting?

“The focus”, Countess said, “will be on Auburn and it will always be on Auburn”. Even San Jose State could beat Auburn if it reverts back to what we saw in Weeks 2 and 3.

Godfrey: OK, you walked us right into it then. The SEC as a whole might not be quite as loaded as expected, but this is still a rugged road offering few breaks for a team still trying to marry its roster with its desired identity. That’s one tier, and maybe the Aggies and Rebels are a little presumptuous on my part based on their early performance in 2015.

“When you have an older quarterback, in those situations, I don’t mind throwing it and putting the game in his hands”, Mullen said. At the end of the day, we just have to finish those drives. But I don’t disagree with your list.