Auburn football will have two five-star quarterbacks on its roster next season. Last week, the Tigers landed the services of former five-star signal-caller and Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Jackson Arnold. Auburn will also house gunslinger Duece Knight of George County High School in Mississippi, an elite prospect in the 2025 class. However, the addition of Arnold and Knight has spelled the end of Auburn football for one former top recruit and aspiring SEC starter.
On Saturday, Auburn Tigers passer Walker White entered the transfer portal, ending his one-year stint with the program. A true freshman, White had the inside track at starting next season with the departures of fellow quarterbacks Payton Thorne, Hank Brown, and Holden Geriner. With White departing Auburn, fans remain concerned about the team’s ability to hold onto elite talent during the Hugh Freeze era.
Auburn Football Fans Worried Over QB Transfer
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According to On3 via Twitter:
Breaking: Auburn QB Walker White plans to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal, @PeteNakos_ reports.
This weekend, Auburn football lost quarterback Walker White to the transfer portal following the addition of former Oklahoma Sooners passer Jackson Arnold. The fifth-ranked quarterback in the 2024 class per 247Sports, White committed to the Auburn Tigers over Alabama, Arkansas, Baylor, Clemson, Florida, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, and Wisconsin, among others. White played in only one game this season, going 2-of-5 for 18 yards against UL-Monroe. he also rushed four times for 18 yards.
White leaves Auburn after the program snagged fellow five-star passer Jackson Arnold in the transfer portal. Next season, Auburn will roster Arnold, five-star true freshman Duece Knight, John Colvin, and Jackson Barkley. Nevertheless, following White’s transfer, the Auburn Tiger faithful are worried about the current state of college football promoting players to leave their respective programs before playing meaningful snaps:
Deuce Knight will do the same thing this time next year.
— LisaRawls (@LisaFitsU3) December 14, 2024
They posted this just for walker white to transfer an hour later 😭😭😭😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/DydZ89uLCn
— jimmy from midfield (alpha male) (@jimmymidfield) December 14, 2024
I don’t think 19 year olds think like NFL-minded 30 year olds with a TV connection to a football team, no.
— War Blogle 🦃 (@WarBlogle) December 15, 2024
Based on your logic why recruit a QB if every year you go to the portal. Why would any recruit choose you. Smarter to go somewhere you are going to play then transfer. Or go to Clemson.
— Mat Neu (@neu268480) December 16, 2024
Can't criticize his decision. Freeze consistently gets an F- for developing QBs. They need to be game ready to do well at AU.
— Jane (@SaveFL) December 14, 2024
The official Auburn football account was promoting the QB room as the highest rated in history and then Walker White transfers out a few hours later…how embarrassing 😬
— Johnny FrAUst ☃️✈️🎄 (@jrptigers) December 14, 2024
Update? pic.twitter.com/dAijFf84Tb
— Nick Perkins (@NickyPerkss) December 14, 2024
I think Walker White watched this and said yeah imma head out https://t.co/gLvDgq4A9D
— SwaggyDree (@DreeLaRock) December 14, 2024
Walker white scared of competition, he wants to be guaranteed as the starter.
— 🦅 (@MALACHIWDE) December 14, 2024
Ouch.
The EDGE room is in good hands, but this still stings a bit. I hate to see a guy shy away from competition. But in college a lot of these guys value clear opportunity above all else. Same reason Walker White made the decision to enter the portal.
Wherever he goes, I… https://t.co/hCSq36xmrE
— Ben Larimore (@larimore_ben) December 16, 2024
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