What Hugh Freeze said as Auburn starts Week Three of spring football camp
AUBURN — It’s week three of Auburn football spring camp. Hugh Freeze met the media on Monday afternoon to chat about the progress on a number of fronts, including the progress of the quarterback position and more.
Here’s the high points from Freeze’s meeting with the media as practice No. 7 gets underway:
— “They are very coachable,” Freeze says of the quarterbacks. “Truthfully, I wish we were further along, but it’s not from a lack of ‘want to.’ I’m not even sure it’s from a lack of candor. We have to coach it better and hopefully we’ll see a turn towards a better understanding of what we’re trying to do. ..”
— “I don’t like the inconsistencies” through six days. “Part of that is on the staff to get fixed.”
— Freeze adds that he wishes the quarterbacks were further along in terms of where the offensive is at implementing schemes with Philip Montgomery.
— “We weren’t planning to install a ton,” but Freeze said the progression of installing the offense has slowed because of the lack of execution from the quarterbacks.
— Freeze talking about Camden Brown, “he scored a touchdown that was a nice play on a a back-shoulder ball.”
— Freeze said the two positions that stands out as positions with a “long way to go” are the quarterback room and the receiver room.
TALK ABOUT EVERYTHING AUBURN FOOTBALL ON THE CORNER
— Freeze says trying to evaluate Robby Ashford’s athletic ability during practice when nothing is live is an unknown. “I don’t know,” Freeze said of how exactly he evaluates Ashford’s progress right now give the way practice is organized.
— Freeze talked about having the same thoughts and struggles when he was trying to evaluate Malik Willis at Liberty.
— How are things looking at the ‘Jack’ position? “We need to recruit more. We aren’t where we need to be in rushing the passer. We have to get better at that spot for sure.”
— Keldric Faulk “has a chance for sure.” That’s what they’re supposed to look like.
— Freeze said OL Tate Johnson is out for the remainder of spring camp after dislocating an elbow.
— Freeze said USF transfer Brian Battie is “dang good” when he gets in space and gets his hands on the ball.
— Malcolm Johnson Jr. has. collarbone injury and won’t return this spring.
— Transfer DL Justin Rogers “is a football player.” He adds, “he’s going to be a handful and will require a double team.”
— Tate Johnson, Jayson Jones, Elijah McAlister, all the tight ends, all mentioned as players stepping up as leaders by Hugh Freeze.
— “We’ve had an incredible week of recruiting,” Freeze makes sure and mentions.
The Tigers will practice every Monday, Wednesday and Friday for the most part leading into the April 8 spring game inside Jordan-Hare Stadium. Here’s the schedule of practices: February 27, March 1, 3, 13, 15, 17, 20, 22, 24, 27, 29, April 3, 5, 7 and 8. Auburn took the week of March 5-11 off for spring break.
