“Jackson, it’s (the beginning quarterback job) his, however I would like him trying over his shoulder realizing that ‘Man, dang, Deuce certain did have a dang good observe in the present day,’” Freeze instructed Finebaum when discussing his quarterback room of Arnold, Knight and Stanford switch Ashton Daniels (h/t On3).
Arnold performed at Oklahoma final season. He began the Sooners’ first 4 video games however was benched in favor of true freshman Michael Hawkins Jr.
He transferred to Auburn for a recent begin, however mockingly, he might have the identical state of affairs brewing on the plains that he did in Oklahoma.
Knight is a former five-star recruit, ranked because the No. 5 quarterback within the 2025 class, in keeping with the 247Sports Composite. He is a dual-threat quarterback who threw for two,067 yards and 25 touchdowns (5 interceptions) whereas additionally dashing for 450 yards and 12 touchdowns his senior season in highschool.
If Freeze is already speaking him up, he may very well be the actual deal for Auburn.
“His arm power — he could make each single throw as a real freshman, and I haven’t seen that loads,” Freeze continued. “He’s obtained this demeanor about him that everyone desires to be round him and is drawn to him. And he has this humility to the place, actually, there was not one time in spring ball the place one thing didn’t go his approach and it was at all times him taking the blame.”
“He’s a zero excuse maker. He is available in and he research and I simply suppose the sky’s the restrict for a man with that dimension, that vary, that arm power, that IQ.”
The sky is the restrict for Knight, which may imply one other early pull for Jackson, however we’ll have to attend and see how issues shake out for Auburn. For what it is price, Freeze has favored what he is seen from Jackson this spring.
“I believe I noticed a rising confidence by means of him right through spring,” Freeze stated.
