Auburn football quarterback Jackson Arnold will enter transfer portal

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AUBURN — Jackson Arnold‘s time with Auburn football will be a pitstop in his college career, as the former Oklahoma quarterback will return to the transfer portal this offseason, a source confirmed to the Montgomery Advertiser on Saturday, Dec. 6.

Arnold met with first-year head coach Alex Golesh‘s staff this week and was encouraged to explore other opportunities, according to the source. On3 was first to report the news.

Arnold transferred to Auburn from the Sooners, and the former consensus five-star prospect was poised to be Hugh Freeze‘s next starting quarterback from the onset. The marriage didn’t work out for either party, however.

Auburn’s offense was under Arnold’s guidance through the first seven games of the season, which amounted to a 3-4 record and winless start in SEC play. Against SEC competition in that stretch, Arnold threw for 689 yards, averaging 5.5 yards per attempt, and a single touchdown pass.

Arnold was benched just before halftime of Auburn’s eventual win over Arkansas, which was Freeze’s second-to-last game before his firing on Nov. 2. The coach exited Auburn with a 15-19 record, capping a dismal stretch between he and his predecessor, Bryan Harsin, who went a combined 24-31 on the Plains.

Adam Cole is the Auburn athletics beat writer for the Montgomery Advertiser. He can be reached via email at acole@gannett.com or on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, @colereporter.To support Adam’s work, please subscribe to the Montgomery Advertiser.

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