Report: TJ Finley dealing with AC sprain, will miss Auburn's game vs LSU
Auburn quarterback T.J. Finley is expected to miss Auburn’s game against LSU this weekend with a shoulder injury, according to Tom Green of AL.com.
Finley has been sidelined for more than a week now with what Green revealed to be a Grade 2 sprain to the AC joint in Finley’s right shoulder. It’s not clear yet when Finley might return to play.
Finley transferred to Auburn from LSU in 2021 after spending one season in Baton Rouge. He entered the season as the starter for Auburn before getting banged up. Auburn eked past Missouri, 17-14, in overtime in the first game that Finley did not play in.
In place of Finley, Oregon transfer Robby Ashford would be the starter but he got banged up and struggled against Missouri, and true freshman Holden Geriner also got some run. Things had not exactly been clicking for the Auburn offense when Finley was running things, but it’s been a clear step back without him.
Auburn head coach Bryan Harsin offered an update on the quarterback room earlier today
Three quarterbacks have taken snaps for Auburn this season despite TJ Finley being announced the starter before the opener. He has been dealing with an injury and did not play against Missouri at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday. Now, another tough SEC game is on the docket, with LSU coming to the Plains.
Auburn head coach Bryan Harsin gave the latest update on Finely, saying the quarterback was practicing on Monday. As for his status, day-to-day was how Harsin described it but that’s not any different than other players returning from a missed game.
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“He was out there yesterday,” Harsin said. “Day-to-day with him and all those guys. It’s going to be that way when guys come back from missing a game but we’ll see how he goes today, we’ll see what it looks like.”
Finley played in the first two games with no issues but had to be removed during the loss against Penn State. One of his shoulders seems to be affecting the quarterback and even with the information that he’s back in practice, Finley’s status for the LSU game is unknown.