Is Peyton Ford and a top half quarterback in the SEC?

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Yes, welcome on into Locked on Auburn, your daily Auburn Tigers podcast.

I'm your host, Zach Blackerby, and thank you so much for making Locked on Auburn,

your first listen every single day. It's a crane kick Thursday, meaning we're joined by the Jake

Crane of Crane and Company. We'll talk about how there seems to be growing confidence with Auburn over

Oklahoma in a second. Jake's been saying that for a long time, but Peyton Thorne, I mean,

there's been attention obviously on Peyton Thorne all offseason, but it seems to have amped up as

more and more preseason list comes out. And like, Peyton Thorne's not anywhere to be seen anywhere

close to the top five,

let alone the top half of the conference.

And Jake, I think Peyton Thorne both with his experience and what we've seen him do at

Michigan State when he had weapons around him and now with what the staff is done to make the

offense not about Peyton Thorne, but about the unit as a

whole. I think when it's all said and done, Peyton Thorne is a top half quarterback in the SEC

this year, and that's good enough for Auburn to shock some people.

Without a doubt, look, I, you know, I say this a lot, especially on our show, you know, two things

can be true at the same time. They can, you know, a say this a lot, especially on our show, you know, two things can be true at the same time.

They can, you know, a lot of things can coexist simultaneously. One being that Peyton Thorne right now,

I don't think has given you a reason to put him in the top half of quarterbacks in the

Southeastern Conference. Sure. I think any Auburn fan that's being honest, even with some guys that are a little unproven,

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