The national champions opened spring practice Wednesday with largely untested junior Barrett Trotter and totally untested sophomore Clint Moseley vying to replace Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton. “I’ve been coaching college for six years and had six different starting quarterbacks,” Malzahn said. “Somewhere down the line it would be nice to have that second year with the guy who knows how to think in the system, and really that I’ll know how they’re going to react on the field.” Quarterback is just the most prominent of many position battles the depleted Tigers face after a surprising 14-0 run. Newton, Lombardi Award winner Nick Fairley and leading receiver Darvin Adams all left early for pro careers, joining two dozen departed seniors and five players who were kicked off the team following arrests. Two more little-used reserves also weren’t on the spring roster. Even with three freshman signees enrolling early, all that left about 50 scholarship players until the rest of the Top 10-rated signing class arrives. Even an ailing head coach Gene Chizik wasn’t around for the early portion of Wednesday’s practice. He pulled up in his pickup truck at the practice field after warmups and stretching, and didn’t speak to the media afterward.
Auburn is practicing on the infield at the track and on the soccer field while their practice fields are being redone.
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