The two-year Auburn career of quarterback [autotag]T.J. Finley[/autotag] has officially come to a close, as he announced this week that he will enter the transfer portal as a graduate student once he receives his degree from Auburn University this upcoming weekend.
Finley transferred to Auburn after spending his freshman season at LSU, where he appeared in five games during the 2020 season. As a Bayou Bengal, Finley completed 80-of-140 passes for 941 yards and five touchdowns. His best game in purple and gold was against South Carolina on Oct. 24, 2020, when he completed 81% of his passes for 265 yards and two touchdowns in LSU’s 52-24 win over the Gamecocks.
Finley played a major role in Auburn’s 2021 matchup with Georgia State, as he led the Tigers to a last-minute scoring drive to avoid a monumental upset to the Panthers. He also took over the starting quarterback role for the final three games of the 2021 season after starter [autotag]Bo Nix[/autotag] suffered an ankle injury in Auburn’s 43-34 loss to Mississippi State.
He assumed the role of starting quarterback for the 2022 season, beating out Oregon transfer [autotag]Robby Ashford[/autotag] and true freshman [autotag]Holden Geriner[/autotag]. He would start in the Tigers’ first three games, but a shoulder injury he suffered against Penn State would end his season. He concluded the 2022 season by passing for 431 yards and a touchdown with four interceptions.
His Auburn career ends with 1,258 passing yards on 103-of-180 completions.
As Finley begins to embark on a new journey, here’s a look back at some of the key moments of his career at Auburn.