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Auburn Tigers backup quarterback Joey Gatewood leaves team, enters portal

Auburn backup quarterback Joey Gatewood has left the team and entered the transfer portal, Auburn coach Gus Malzahn said Wednesday.

Gatewood's departure took place Tuesday after he met with Auburn coaches.

"He's just at a point now where he wants to be a starting quarterback and feels like he needs to start looking for schools now so that he can find the right spot, and I respect that," Malzahn said.

Malzahn said he appreciated everything Gatewood had done for the Auburn program and that "everyone in our program will be rooting for him moving forward.