Auburn Briefing: Linebacker returns to practice

Auburn's potential starting linebacker returned to practice.

Zac Blackerby | Aug 25, 2023

Auburn Briefing: Linebacker returns to practice /

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Auburn's projected starting linebacker, Austin Keys, returned to practice yesterday according to a source.

The linebacker missed some time in fall camp due to injury but appears to be returning in time to make his AUburn debut against UMass next weekend.

Keys entered fall camp as a favorite to be one of Auburn's starting linebackers this season. He will most likely be paired with Eugene Asante and Larry Nixon when the Tiger defense is in nickel packages.

Keys had a great spring and is expected to be a leader in this defense in 2023 after transferring from Ole Miss earlier in the off-season.

They said it

Payton Thorne was asked about his relationship with Hugh Freeze:

"It’s been good. It’s different having an offensive head coach and having someone that’s called plays before. I think it’s been good. I expect Coach to push me. That’s something he’s done and will continue to do. I love everything Coach is preaching, I believe in what Coach is preaching. I think our relationship will continue to grow and move in a positive direction."

We wrote it

Bruce Pearl keeps on racking up visits from top recruits. Our Steve Simpson wrote about the list of talented recruits that are interested in Auburn.

Bruce Pearl and staff are taking advantage of Auburn Football’s home game verse Georgia in the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry as a draw for some important official visits.
We reported last week about 2025 five-star Meleek Thomas and four-star Jeremiah Green scheduling official visits to Auburn on September 30. Thomas is a 6' 4" guard from Pennsylvania and Green is a 6' 3" combo guard from Texas..
Now Jalen Harrelson, a five-star 6’ 7”, 208-pound, shooting guard/small forward out of Anderson, IN has scheduled his visit to the plains for September 30.

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Published Aug 25, 2023

ZAC BLACKERBY

Zac Blackerby is the publisher of Auburn Daily and Braves Today. He is also the host of Locked On Auburn and the College Channel Manager for the Locked On Podcast Network. Blackerby was previously the program director of the Auburn Network and hosted shows on ESPN 106.7 and WANI. He also used to be the editor for Auburn Wire and Fly War Eagle.