Jul 18, 2023; Nashville, TN, USA; Auburn Tigers head coach Hugh Freeze speaks with the media during SEC Media Days at Grand Hyatt. Mandatory Credit: Steve Roberts-USA TODAY Sports
The hot topic event of event of each college football offseason is each conference’s media days, and the SEC Media Days are once again on the horizon.
As each coach prepares to preview their team’s expectations for the 2024 season to the media, the conference announced which players will be in Dallas, Texas next week to speak along with their respective coaches.
For the Auburn Tigers, head coach [autotag]Hugh Freeze[/autotag] will be joined by quarterback [autotag]Payton Thorne[/autotag], linebacker [autotag]Eugene Asante[/autotag], and defensive lineman [autotag]Keldric Faulk[/autotag].
Thorne enters his final season of eligibility as a second-year starter with the hopes of leading the Tigers’ offense to more success on the field.
He was league’s least efficient passer in 2023, throwing 16 touchdowns and 10 interceptions with a 61.1% pass completion rate. Now that he has more experience in the arguably the nation’s most competitive conference, he looks to use the work he has put in during the offseason to good measure and go out on a high note while leading Auburn to its first .500 or better record since 2020.
Asante is also entering his sixth year of college ball after having a career campaign last year in his second season on the Plains.
He racked up 86 total tackles with 8.5 tackles-for-loss and five sacks for the team, marking his highest number in all three statistics now that he earned a starting position.
Faulk is a young talent set to have a positive future for the Tigers after a freshman season that had many optimistic about his future.
The star from Highland Home, Alabama racked up 21 total tackles with 3.5 tackles-for-loss and one sack as a…
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Author : Auburn Wire
Publish date : 2024-07-10 13:00:28
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