Auburn quarterback Woody Barrett needs to get comfortable in a hurry if he plans on competing for the starting job this spring.
The freshman redshirted this season with an eye on challenging returning starter Sean White.
Barrett now faces an added hurdle with the Tigers bringing in high-profile Baylor transfer Jarrett Stidham into the mix.
“When you give him a challenge, he’s going to want to do it,” Auburn running back Kerryon Johnson said of Barrett leading up to the Sugar Bowl. “I firmly believe if you put him out there right now, he believes in his mind that he could be the greatest quarterback to come through college.