Disappointing news emerged on an otherwise positive day for Auburn football.
According to reports from several media outlets, including Le3 And 247SportsAuburn freshman quarterback Walker White plans to enter the transfer portal after spending one season on the Plains. The news comes hours later Former Oklahoma quarterback Jackson Arnold signed with Auburn as a transfer.
White has seen action in one game this season, passing for 18 yards on two completions in Auburn’s 48-14 win over ULM on November 16. The Little Rock, Arkansas native signed with Auburn as the No. 5 quarterback in the 2024 signing class and Arkansas’ No. 1 recruit.
While disappointing, White’s decision to transfer is understandable. Auburn signed five-star quarterback Deuce Knight for its 2025 recruiting class and picked up Jackson Arnold from the transfer portal early in the cycle. Hugh Freeze and the Auburn coaching staff also reached out Duke quarterback Maalik Murphy And Ashton Daniels, Stanford quarterbackas Auburn is expected to sign another quarterback from the transfer portal this cycle to replace the departures of Payton Thorne, Holden Geriner and Hank Brown.
After White’s expected departure, Auburn will not bring any 2024 quarterback scholarships into its 2025 season. Thorne has graduated, Brown will sign with Iowa as a transfer and Geriner remains in the transfer portal at the time of the publication of this message.
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