Neither Payton Thorne nor Robby Ashford were particularly effective against Cal.
Auburn quarterback Robby Ashford looks for a receiver during the second half of the team's NCAA college football game against California on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, in Berkeley, Calif. It got so bad that Auburn didn’t even bother to attempt a pass in the third quarter.
Auburn had much more quarterback rotation against Cal than it did against UMass. It wasn’t a situation where Ashford only played in the redzone to run the ball. But whether that broader rotation was Auburn’s game plan or something it felt it had to try given the anemic offensive play, it didn’t work.
Ashford completed one pass on his three attempts which gained no yards. He only had four rushes for fewer than 10 yards total.Nor were Auburn’s quarterbacks helped out much from mistakes elsewhere on the offense. That included wide receivers who struggled to get open. The offensive line had difficulty getting much push and penalties from linemen like Izavion Miller didn’t help. There too was Jarquez Hunter running the wrong way on what could have been a key third-down conversion.
That drive alone provided almost 60% of Auburn’s total passing yards and 40% of its total completions. If there is a controversy, it instead is over how Auburn’s quarterback rotation is going to work going forward. Auburn’s ceiling is likely higher with Ashford as the overall better athlete between himself and Thorne. And while Auburn’s floor is higher with Thorne, his limitations at quarterback have become quite clear through two games, neither of which were particularly strong performances for the Michigan State transfer.
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