For the second straight season, a FSU football transfer had a chance to start at quarterback for a SEC program. Unlike last season, where Alabama’s Jacob Coker was able to win the job and bring home a national title, it looks like John Franklin III might not even make it on the field at Auburn.
After leaving FSU following the 2014 season seemingly upset that he wasn’t getting the playing time he thought he deserved (in part because Jameis Winston and Sean Maguire were better), JF3 headed off to East Mississippi Community College.
As documented in the Netflix’s series Last Chance U, Franklin and his attitude (some called it cocky, others called it confidence) couldn’t even start at the JuCo level, but he did just enough to land a scholarship with Auburn.