Auburn’s offensive talent for the 2024 season has been a talk over the course of recent weeks. That topic appeared once again when the Tigers took the stage for SEC Media Days on Thursday.
It is no secret that freshman wide receiver [autotag]Cam Coleman[/autotag] has high expectations for the upcoming year from not only the entire Auburn fanbase, but from his teammates as well. The team thinks he will live up to the hype, voicing that during their session in Dallas.
Senior linebacker [autotag]Eugene Asante[/autotag] has seen the new kid show a mindset that equals that of a true veteran player and is ecstatic to see how he develops.
“Cam Coleman is a dynamic player. He’s so dynamic in the way he plays the game in terms of high-pointing the football. He is somebody that’s fast in terms of taking off the top of the defense,” Asante said. “The biggest thing I want to emphasize about Cam Coleman, he’s somebody that is a freshman that really cares about this game and really wants to be one of the best to ever play this game at this university.”
Young defensive lineman [autotag]Keldric Faulk[/autotag] has recognized how Coleman is not letting the hype get in his head and is just working hard overall, something uncommon out of a lot of freshman.
“Cam Coleman, he’s been phenomenal in the spring,” Faulk said. “You could tell from when he first came, being five-star or not, it didn’t really matter to him. He came in with his head down. He was ready to work as soon as he stepped on campus. You could tell from the first practice to the end of spring how developed his game was. He was already a pretty good player, but by the end of the spring he looked really good.”
Quarterback [autotag]Payton Thorne[/autotag] also had a lot of praise to give to his new receiving target, talking about how fans should be optimistic in what they’ll see, as he can do it all.
“He’s been great so far, and it’s going to make a lot of plays for us this year, and Auburn is going to love him,” Thorne said. “He gives the ability to spread the field, both horizontally and vertically. Teams are going to have to respect that, and I can’t wait to be on the field with him.”
While head coach Hugh Freeze wants to warn the Tigers’ faithful to not have too high of expectations, it seems as if the positive vibe for the former high school phenom is there for his college career.
Auburn kicks off its season on Aug. 31 at home against the Alabama A&M Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. CST.
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