Gus Malzahn discusses injury status of QB Jarrett Stidham, WR Will Hastings

The Auburn Tigers have been hit hard by the injury bug this spring, with WRs Eli Stove and Will Hastings already having gone down.

Meanwhile, QB Jarrett Stidham hasn’t returned yet after undergoing shoulder surgery this offseason.

On Saturday, coach Gus Malzahn confirmed that Hastings had surgery on his ACL, which is obviously a lengthy recovery process for the receiver:

Malzahn confirms that Will Hastings had surgery to repair his ACL injury. Nick Brahms has an ankle injury and will be out for the rest of spring. #MGMAuburn

— Matthew Stevens (@matthewcstevens) March 31, 2018

The prognosis for Stidham is a little better, but Malzahn isn’t ready to say whether or not he’ll play in the A-Day spring game:

Malzahn says he's not ready to announce the status of QB Jarrett Stidham for the A-Day spring game. #MGMAuburn

— Matthew Stevens (@matthewcstevens) March 31, 2018

Whatever happens for the rest of the spring, Auburn’s biggest goal will be to escape without any more serious injuries.

They still have some weapons in their receiving corps, but losing Stove and Hastings is going to hurt if they’re not ready to play this fall.