When Gus Malzahn named Sean White as his starting quarterback last week, a lot of people were surprised. Many thought the SEC’s Tigers head coach would go with junior college transfer John Franklin III, who is more a Nick Marshall type and seems to make more sense in Auburn’s up tempo offense.
However, there was at least one guy who was not surprised White was named the starting quarterback for Saturday’s season opener against No. 2 Clemson – Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables. In fact, Venables said he kind of expected it.
When it comes to who Sean White is as a player, Venables has a pretty could idea.