Podcast: Payton Thorne should be Auburn football's next quarterback

Auburn football seems to be close to landing their next quarterback.

Zac Blackerby | May 4, 2023

Podcast: Payton Thorne should be Auburn football's next quarterback /

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Hugh Freeze and Auburn football seem close to adding their next quarterback. All signs point to former Michigan State quarterback Payton Thorne heading to the Plains and battling Robby Ashford and Holden Geriner for the starting quarterback job this summer and fall.

Adding an experienced quarterback with two years of eligibility opens up some interesting possibilities for the future of Auburn football and what Hugh Freeze can do with this program.

On today's Locked On Auburn, Zac Blackerby is joined by Darrell Dapprich to discuss the latest Auburn football news, rumors, drama, and speculation. They also discuss how Jalen McLeod could impact the roster and defensive rotation this fall.

You can watch the episode below on YouTube or listen to the audio version via Spotify.

Locked On Auburn is a daily podcast about Auburn athletics. It can be heard wherever you get your podcasts as well as seen every day on YouTube. It can also be seen and heard every day on Auburn Daily.

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Published May 4, 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.