Analyst thinks Auburn transfer still in lead for QB1 role

A Birmingham-area analyst believes Auburn football transfer Payton Thorne is still in the lead for the Tigers' starting quarterback position Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports

Auburn football transfer quarterback Payton Thorne out of Michigan State is still in the lead for the Tigers’ starting quarterback position as far as Birmingham-area radio host and former Alabama QB Greg McElroy is concerned.

“Me personally, I don’t think this reshuffles the order of quarterbacks,” McElroy said of Holden Geriner getting first-team reps and Robby Ashford getting second-team reps on August 12 (h/t Saturday Down South). “I don’t think this means that Holden Geriner is No. 1 or Robby…