The Auburn Tigers began the season as the favorite to win the SEC, largely due to the expected play of quarterback Jeremy Johnson, who was picked as the SEC Preseason Player of the Year even though he hadn't been a full-time starter before.
Johnson has been unable to live up to that hype, passing for just 473 yards, five touchdowns, and a whopping six interceptions through three games.
Now that Auburn has fallen out of the top 25 after a narrow victory over Jacksonville State and a blowout loss to LSU, they've decided to make a change at quarterback to help jumpstart the offense, according to ESPN's Joe Schad.
Sean White will start at QB for Auburn this week.
— Joe Schad (@schadjoe) September 22, 2015
White is a redshirt freshman who was rated as the No. 8 pro-style quarterback in the country in the class of 2014.
"He's in a good spot," Head coach Gus Malzahn said about White after announcing the decision. "He's practiced well and we've got confidence in him."
Auburn will host Mississippi State on Saturday at 7:30 pm on ESPN2.
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