Hugh Freeze on RB Jeremiah Cobb: 'we'll always be finding ways to get him touches'

Freeze highlighted the need to get Cobb on the field.

Jack Singley | Sep 18, 2023

Hugh Freeze on RB Jeremiah Cobb: 'we'll always be finding ways to get him touches' /

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True freshmen rarely see the light of day in the SEC, but running backs seem to be the exception to that rule. Auburn hopes Jeremiah Cobb can be an excellent rotational back similar to how Jarquez Hunter, JaTarvious Whitlow, and Tank Bigsby were used in their freshman season.

Freeze was asked about the process of getting Cobb on the field during his Monday morning press conference. "Draw up a play we want to run with him and get him out on the field," Freeze said.

So far this season that plan has seemed to work, during his first three games for the Tigers, Cobb has had 12 carries for 80 yards and an impressive touchdown against UMass. He also has three receptions for 18 yards.

The coaching staff has made it a point to get him touches and snaps in any way possible. Cobb lined up at wide receiver a few times during the Samford game, a position he doesn't find to be odd as during his senior season at Montgomery Catholic he had almost 400 receiving yards on the year with five touchdowns.

This ability is something Freeze wants to utilize. "It is a matter of figuring out what we can handle within the scheme and what he can handle while understanding that we'll always be finding ways to get him touches," he said.

With the staff and Cobb seeming to agree to forego a potential redshirt, expect to see him emerge both in the running game and the receiving game as the season progresses.

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Published Sep 18, 2023

JACK SINGLEY

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