When Auburn football landed Jackson Arnold in the transfer portal, the talent was always there. After a rough showing at Oklahoma, he returned to the SEC, where head coach Hugh Freeze was a little skeptical.
With some of the quarterback competition, Arnold didn’t seem to shy away from it. As a result, Freeze was real on the success he saw from the transfer portal quarterback.
“Just needed a restart for whatever reason,” Freeze said via On3 Sports. “And I’m just excited about what I saw. He’s got the arm talent, he’s got the legs, he’s got the football IQ. And I think he just needs confidence, and I think that confidence grew this spring, along with his rapport with our receivers.
“But truthfully, you probably don’t regain or gain that confidence and swagger until we really get into the bows and have success. But I’m really confident with what I saw, in him and Deuce, throughout the spring.”
Auburn football has a tough decision to make heading into the season. Luckily, this is a good decision to make about their starting quarterback. Arnold might’ve needed that positive reinforcement and a new environment for him to thrive.
It’s a tough question to answer, considering how Arnold’s tenure ended with Oklahoma. They had a mediocre season and took a step backward.
Even with an elite defense, they couldn’t put points on the board.
Could the same happen in Auburn?
