Trotter still fighting for the top QB spot
There are worse things in life than fighting for the backup quarterback job.
That’s the mindset Barrett Trotter has brought into his third fall camp at Auburn, the third consecutive camp in which Trotter is on the outside looking in at the starting position.
“You’re going to work hard, no matter if you’re first, second or third,” Trotter said. “So for me, it really doesn’t change anything.”
An Al Borges recruit, Trotter didn’t play during his first season at Auburn, though former coach Tommy Tuberville flirted with the idea momentarily while Kodi Burns and Chris Todd failed to bring much efficiency to the position.
With a wide open competition set for his redshirt freshman season, and an entirely new staff evaluating the talent on hand, Trotter had as good of a shot as anyone to seize the starting job.
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Who will it be? Cam Newton?
By: Mike Szvetitz | Opelika Auburn News
How’s your bracket looking?
That good? Yeah, mine, too.
Well it’s not like you have to pretend to care about college basketball anymore, now that spring football is kicking off.
Oh, and how’s Auburn’s search for a new basketball coach? Yeah, it’s still going.
Now, what’s that you said about spring football?
Oh, yeah, it starts today. Like you didn’t know.
Of course you did. You’ve been holding your breath ever since Auburn’s 500-play, overtime win over Northwestern in the Outback Bowl on New Year’s Day, only coming up for air on National Signing Day at the beginning of February.
Now, you can rest easy as the Tigers begin preparations for the 2010 football season.
And this year is just as handwringing as last year. Probably more.
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Jobs aren’t necessarily won during spring football, but a strong first impression certainly doesn’t hurt.
Last year, for instance, Andrew McCain basically wrapped up the starting role at right tackle when he arrived to camp with a fresh outlook and something to prove. Linebacker Eltoro Freeman went from second-team to first in a matter of days.
Sure, the quarterback job wasn’t settled after 15 practices, but the lack of separation between Kodi Burns and Neil Caudle may have had a direct impact on where Gus Malzahn honed his focus in August.
With that in mind, here are 10 players to hone your focus on when the Tigers open spring practice Wednesday morning.
10. Jessel Curry — LB — freshman
* He’s one of the lowest-touted prospects in Auburn’s banner recruiting class, but he is already on campus and has a legitimate shot of receiving real playing time this season. Auburn’s linebacking corps is still razor thin on depth, and Curry, a Ted Roof favorite, will have the chance to make a strong first impression.
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