Hugh Freeze names Hank Brown as QB2 for Auburn

Auburn football looks to make a large improvement after last year marked its third straight losing season. A huge part of that process needs to be seen from the performance of the players, which fans seem to be excited about for the fall.

That does concerns not only the starters, but the backups as well, and head coach Hugh Freeze announced on Monday during Tiger Talk that redshirt freshman Hank Brown will sit behind Payton Thorne in the quarterback room as the official second man.

The Tigers have a lot of young talent on the team, which exposes a lack of crucial experience. While Auburn attempts to load up in the quarterback rotation, it is imperative that it has a guy on deck should Thorne go down.

Brown enters his second full season with the team after seeing minimal playing time last year, that being in the 31-13 loss at the TransPerfect Music City Bowl against Maryland.

In that game, Brown entered in garbage time, but went 7-for-9 and threw for 132 yards, showing signs of potential in what he can do should he be called into the game.

The highly touted passer out of Nashville, Tennessee might be seen in the early going of the 2024 season should the Tigers build a big enough lead on any of their opponents.

Auburn opens up its campaign on Aug. 31 when it takes on the Alabama A&M Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. CST in Jordan-Hare Stadium.

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