Auburn Names Sean White The Starting QB For Week 1

Auburn redshirt sophomore Sean White was named the starting quarterback for the season opener against Clemson by coach Gus Malzahn on Thursday. Per ESPN:

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"We're excited for Sean," Malzahn said. "He's earned it. He's a guy that has experience in our offense [from] last year. He's a tough guy. He's in a good spot. He's in a good spot to lead this team. The team is going to rally around him. So I'm excited for him.

"I think it will be important that he'll have a good full week to work specifically just with the ones. We've really tried to do a good job of all three guys getting equal opportunities."

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White started five games last season, throwing for 1,063 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions. He missed the last four games of the season because of an injury.