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Auburn held its (likely) final scrimmage before the annual A-Day spring game, and afterward, Gus Malzahn met with the media.
Here are some notable updates:
Gus says likely only other "full scrimmage" is A-Day
— Dana Sulonen (@DanaSulonen) April 2, 2016
Auburn coach Gus Malzahn: First team 20 plays, second and third teams had more, JFIII did go live again
— WarEagleExtra (@wareagleextra) April 2, 2016
Two quarterbacks wore non-contact jerseys while John Franklin III went live.
Sean and Jeremy did not go live. John Franklin did go live. Wanted him to go one more time live.
— Dana Sulonen (@DanaSulonen) April 2, 2016
Auburn quarterback John Franklin III was live in Saturday's practice. Jeremy Johnson and Sean White wore non-contact orange jerseys
— Auburn Gold Mine (@AUGoldMine) April 2, 2016
Franklin showed some progress in Saturday’s scrimmage. Redshirt freshman Tyler Queen also saw action.
Auburn coach Gus Malzahn: JFIII protected football quite a bit better than last week
— WarEagleExtra (@wareagleextra) April 2, 2016
Auburn coach Gus Malzahn: JFIII picking up pre-snap part of offense, "very impressed" with way he's done that
— WarEagleExtra (@wareagleextra) April 2, 2016
Auburn coach Gus Malzahn: Tyler Queen went live, had a couple of series, did a solid job
— WarEagleExtra (@wareagleextra) April 2, 2016
Running back depth is an issue the Tigers are trying to address this spring.
Auburn coach Gus Malzahn: Chandler Cox and Kamryn Pettway continue to get work at RB, want more depth at position next year
— WarEagleExtra (@wareagleextra) April 2, 2016
Second-year wideout Ryan Davis is leading a strong receiver group.
Malzahn has been impressed with Ryan Davis stepping up at WR. Feels that all WR have all got better.
— Dana Sulonen (@DanaSulonen) April 2, 2016
Auburn coach Gus Malzahn: WR Ryan Davis taking next step, "he's quick as a cat"
— WarEagleExtra (@wareagleextra) April 2, 2016
Gus Malzahn said receivers Ryan Davis and Darius Slayton have caught his eye. Overall, 'I feel like they've all gotten better.'
— Auburn Gold Mine (@AUGoldMine) April 2, 2016
While Malzahn had plenty positive to say about individual offensive players, the defense as a whole had the better scrimmage.
Auburn coach Gus Malzahn: Defense allowed to do whatever they wanted to do in scrimmage
— WarEagleExtra (@wareagleextra) April 2, 2016
Defense has "great spirit"… starting to gel together and have had a very good spring.
— Dana Sulonen (@DanaSulonen) April 2, 2016
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