The battle of the Tigers on Saturday night in Death Valley will be a homecoming of sorts for TJ Finley. While it remains unclear who the starting quarterback will be, it marks the first game in his home state since transferring to Auburn after spring camp came to a conclusion.
It would be quite the story for the quarterback who played in Ponchatoula, Louisiana. The opportunity to come back home and make his first Auburn start against the team that signed him as a recruit in the 2020 class.
“We know that T.J. is a great young man, a great young quarterback. It looks like he is having a lot of success there. We are happy for him.” – LSU head coach Ed Orgeron on Monday
While no starter has been named as of yet, it could be Max Johnson facing his former competition or Auburn head coach Bryan Harsin could go back to Bo Nix.
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