Bryan Harsin names ability he looks for in a starting quarterback
As the days quickly move towards the end of September, Auburn football is inching closer to naming its’ starting quarterback for the season-opener.
Head coach Bryan Harsin says that he will transition from fall camp to preparing for Mercer beginning on Tuesday. However, he says that they will “flipping depth charts around” on Monday.
Does that mean that the quarterback battle will be decided this week? That is a strong possibility. Harsin says that there is one factor that could speed the decision process.
“What we’re looking for from the quarterbacks is operation, you know. And that’s the biggest thing,” Harsin said following Auburn’s recent scrimmage. “I mean, I know everybody wants to see these guys go out there and just make plays. But you have to get the call from the sideline, you got to communicate it, you got to operate. And that’s the most important thing, right now, we’re looking for and they did that they did a good job with that. Then they made plays.”
Auburn’s candidates,T.J. Finley, Zach Calzada, and Robby Ashford all had their chances to showcase again why they should be the starting quarterback for the Tigers’ season-opener against Mercer on Sept. 3. Did any of those three athletes stand out to Harsin?
“I thought T.J. (Finley) did some really good things in the scrimmage as far as just managing the clock and the situations and making sure that we didn’t have to call timeouts. So he has a really good awareness on the field,” Harsin said. “I thought Robby (Ashford) made some plays, just standing in the pocket and throwing. And made some plays with his feet and getting out and scrambling and making a few throws. Zach (Calzada) did a nice job as well. He moved the chains and scored touchdowns.”
Preparation for the season-opener begins Monday afternoon for Auburn. Harsin is scheduled to meet with the media again on Tuesday afternoon.
