Auburn offensive coordinator Philip Montgomery told reporters earlier this week that he had hoped to cut the quarterback competition from three candidates to two following Saturday’s scrimmage.
Head coach [autotag]Hugh Freeze[/autotag] also wanted to make that decision, but he now has some thinking to do.
“Yesterday, I had my mind made up. After today, I need to watch the film before I say (who wins),” Freeze said Saturday.
Freeze did not confirm if the competition had been cut, but he did say that [autotag]Robby Ashford[/autotag], [autotag]Holden Geriner[/autotag], and [autotag]Payton Thorne[/autotag] had good days. Two of the three quarterbacks in the competition threw touchdown passes.
“I think all three did that fairly well today,” Freeze said. “Robby threw a touchdown pass, Holden did also. Payton did not. (Thorne) had two, and I can’t see from where I was standing out on the field, the official ruled the receiver out of bounds both times. They did not turn the ball over, that is priority number one in offensive football, that was good. I thought all three looked good at times today.”
Auburn will have three more practices this week before competing in a final scrimmage next Saturday at Jordan-Hare Stadium.
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