The hot topic event of event of each college football offseason is each conference’s media days, and the SEC Media Days are once again on the horizon.
As each coach prepares to preview their team’s expectations for the 2024 season to the media, the conference announced which players will be in Dallas, Texas next week to speak along with their respective coaches.
For the Auburn Tigers, head coach [autotag]Hugh Freeze[/autotag] will be joined by quarterback [autotag]Payton Thorne[/autotag], linebacker [autotag]Eugene Asante[/autotag], and defensive lineman [autotag]Keldric Faulk[/autotag].
Thorne enters his final season of eligibility as a second-year starter with the hopes of leading the Tigers’ offense to more success on the field.
He was league’s least efficient passer in 2023, throwing 16 touchdowns and 10 interceptions with a 61.1% pass completion rate. Now that he has more experience in the arguably the nation’s most competitive conference, he looks to use the work he has put in during the offseason to good measure and go out on a high note while leading Auburn to its first .500 or better record since 2020.
Asante is also entering his sixth year of college ball after having a career campaign last year in his second season on the Plains.
He racked up 86 total tackles with 8.5 tackles-for-loss and five sacks for the team, marking his highest number in all three statistics now that he earned a starting position.
Faulk is a young talent set to have a positive future for the Tigers after a freshman season that had many optimistic about his future.
The star from Highland Home, Alabama racked up 21 total tackles with 3.5 tackles-for-loss and one sack as a partial starter in year one. Now, in his second time around, Faulk looks to be a bigger force as a likely full-time starter and live in the opposing backfield.
As a whole, Auburn is looking to have a drastic turnaround from a 6-7 record last season and earn back some respect in the SEC. After ending on three consecutive losses, big themes for the fall are to finish games and be constantly competitive, especially after surrendering losses late last year to both Georgia and Alabama.
Freeze and the players will speak on the last day of media days on July 18 along with the representatives from Arkansas, Kentucky and Texas A&M.
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