Auburn football transfer quarterback Payton Thorne starting for the Tigers under center during the 2023 season “doesn’t seem like the case anymore” according to Auburn Daily’s Lance Dawe — who saw things trending in the direction of Michigan State’s QB1 the past two and a half seasons before a recent surge from Holden Geriner.
“Things were trending towards Payton Thorne coming in and winning the job outright during the summer, but as camp has progressed, that doesn’t seem like the case anymore,” Dawe wrote. Hugh Freeze kept the door open for all three players ahead of fall camp per his SEC Media Days comments.