Highly hyped Auburn kicker intends to enter transfer portal after struggles

Thrown into the fire in 2024, the Auburn HS product made just 5-of-12 field-goal attempts.

Sep 14, 2024; Auburn, Alabama, USA; Auburn kicker Towns McGough watches an extra point try go through the uprights against the New Mexico Lobos at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John Reed-Imagn Images | John Reed-Imagn ImagesWhen Towns McGough signed with Auburn after flipping his commitment from Ole Miss in 2024, the expectations were that he would follow Alex McPherson in the line of great kickers that played on the Plains.

After two seasons, including a freshman campaign that saw him having to fill in for McPherson due to illness, the Auburn High School product has announced he plans on…