Last year was Thorne's first year starting but even so, the fact that he was fighting for his job to the point he transferred makes it obvious a change needs to be made. The Coleman transfer is a much bigger deal, but it's not like Thorne leaving means they're gonna be that much worse. He just wasn't very good to begin with.
He had a couple of decent games but fell flat in their 3 biggest games of the year.
That was my bad, read his stats wrong. If anything, that just strengthens the argument that he lost the battle.
Um. No. 2021 he actually had more pass attempts than last year and went 11-2. It was certainly because of walker but he had pretty good stats in his first year. Hence why they thought msu would be fine without walker last year.
Yeah he took a step back last year without Walker for sure, and Mel must see that and told him the job wasn't going to be handed back to him and he didn't like it. Again, this isn't a huge loss if your 3rd year starting QB is struggling to keep his spot vs. some unproven guys.
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Auburn lands ex-Michigan State QB Payton Thorne
He started all 12 games last season, passing for 2,679 yards with 19 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. The fifth-year senior, who has two years of eligibility remaining, led Michigan State to a Peach Bowl victory.
With whatever is left over from the Gus bus and and what that G5 gomer had, I would guess that any option would be better than what they have. Just a guess, tho.
