Former Auburn quarterback: ‘I think Sean (White) is the guy’

Ben Leard played quarterback at Auburn from 1997-2000. He joined “The Opening Drive” on WJOX radio in Birmingham on Friday morning to discuss Gus Malzahn’s decision to name Sean White as the Tigers’ starting quarterback.

“With the exception of the time he played while he was truly injured, I think Sean is the guy,” Leard said. “I think Sean is the guy that really and truly has the team. There’s a lot to be said for that. (The team is) going to follow ‘the guy.’

“He may not be the most athletic guy, he may not be the guy that’s 6-foot-6 that can throw it through a car wash and it not get wet, but there is a lot to be said for being the quarterback that an entire team will follow into a big…