Jarrett Stidham went into Tiger Stadium last season as a first-year transfer starting quarterback and quickly helped Auburn to a 20-point lead. That lead disappeared in the second half, and there wasn't much the former Baylor quarterback could do about it.
Without authority from coach Gus Malzahn to change calls at the line of scrimmage, Stidium could not opt out of certain plays that ultimately didn't work when LSU crept another defender closer to the line.
That will change this season.
One day after Malzahn said his junior quarterback would have "more flexibility" to change plays at the line of scrimmage, the 6-foot-4 Stidham spoke at the Manning Passing Academy about what that meant to him.