Auburn names Stidham as starting QB

Auburn has named transfer Jarrett Stidham as the Tigers starting quarterback for the 2017 season.

Stidham, who transferred from Baylor after amassing 1,265 yards, 12 TDs and 2 INTs in just three games of his freshman season before he decided to leave in May 2016 following Art Briles’ firing following his ignoring of mass sexual abuse by his players on random females.

Gus Malzahn will hope that Stidham will prove to be more successful than his trio of quarterbacks were in 2016. Jeremy Johnson, Sean White and Jonathan Franklin III all failed to catch fire. Franklin III announced on Tuesday that he is transferring to Lane Kiffin’s Florida Atlantic team after failing to get even considered for the starting position, while Jeremy Johnson was not drafted following a poor college career. Franklin was also trying to compete for a wide receiving job.

Stidham has given Auburn a new excitement going into the 2017 season, particularly bearing in mind how good he is at learning one of the top spread offenses in college football (we can blame Briles for many things, but he is still an offensive genius). Stidham also has a young, talented receiving attack  led by Ryan Davis and Eli Stove.

Also Stidham’s corps of running backs is also strong, with Kam Pettway and Kerryon Johnson very good SEC talent.