ESPN's Jesse Palmer believes there's one critical piece standing in the way of Auburn's football rise back to the top.
Published:In a photo provided by ESPN Images, Rece Davis, left, and Jesse Palmer discuss the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 23, 2020, in Bristol, Conn. Since joining ESPN as a college football analyst in 2007, Jesse Palmer has seen the rise and fall of Auburn football as the Tigers’ program has coursed though the end of the Tommy Tuberville era, the Gene Chizik years, the ride with Gus Malzahn, the brief Bryan Harsin adventure and now the start of Hugh Freeze’s tenure.
And according to Palmer, Auburn’s ascension back towards the top of the college football ranks hinges on one key piece.Palmer’s emphasis on Auburn’s quarterback play shouldn’t come as a surprise. A former SEC quarterback himself, Palmer remembers how important the position was from his time playing under Steve Spurrier at Florida in the late 1990s.
Earlier this month, Freeze named junior Michigan State transfer Payton Thorne Auburn’s starting quarterback. Thorne’s appointment came after a lengthy, three-man race that also featured incumbent starter Robby Ashford and redshirt freshman Holden Geriner. When describing a Freeze-led program, Palmer used things like “up and down the field”, “explosive plays”, “tempo” and “the scoreboard lighting up” as his descriptors.When Palmer was a true freshman in 1997, he and the Florida Gators traveled to Auburn’s Jordan-Hare Stadium for a mid-October matchup. Palmer started the game and helped the Gators to a 24-10 win. But Florida’s win is far from the only thing he remembers about the game.
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