Auburn football quarterback Robby Ashford is favored to start under center at the start of the 2023 season over Michigan State transfer Payton Thorne, and Auburn Daily’s Lance Dawe believes it’s because of a “significant bump” in the Hoover product’s play this offseason.
“It can be easily argued that Ashford was not the problem on the offense last season – rather extremely poor decision making from the coaching staff and one of the worst offensive lines Auburn has seen this century – but it is clear that he’s still very raw as a passer and would need a significant bump this offseason in order for him to claim the starting job over Thorne in fall camp,” Dawe prefaced before saying, “Apparently, Vegas thinks that bump is coming” in reference to the latest sportsbook trends.