Auburn quarterbacks aim to test defense vertically in A-Day showing

Auburn quarterback Jeremy Johnson throws during the first half of the spring A-Day game Saturday, April 18, 2015, at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala. (Julie Bennett/ jbennett@al.com) (JULIE BENNETT)Auburn quarterbacks aim to test defense vertically in A-Day showingFor all the speculation about where Gus Malzahn's might be headed in the post-Nick Marshall era, the primary goal of Auburn's passing offense hasn't changed now that Jeremy Johnson and Sean White are running Malzahn's scheme.

The Tigers want to push the ball vertically.

Even on A-Day, Auburn's offense wanted to take some shots deep down the field against Will Muschamp's defense, and the results came away mixed, although a hot…