Scarbinsky: Bama’s QB can do two things, and Auburn’s got two who can do things, too
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Scarbinsky: Bama’s QB can do two things, and Auburn’s got two who can do things, too

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This is an opinion column.

This is the way you start a college football season in the best college football state in the land. You win the day, you win going away and you walk away with a feeling that this is only the beginning.

It’s a long way to the Iron Bowl, but the first steps in that direction from the Plains and the Capstone inspired confidence that the journey may be just as thrilling as the destination.

What did we learn Saturday from Auburn 59, UMass 14? What can we glean from Alabama 56, Middle Tennessee 7? Let us count the ways both fan bases can smile wide and talk big for another week at least, which is all you can ask for in a sport where seismic shifts shock the senses on the regular.

Auburn quarterback Payton Thorne (1) passes the ball around University of Massachusetts viper Michael Oppong (24) during the first halfSaturday, Sept. 2, 2023, in Auburn, Alabama. (Julie Bennett | [email protected]) Julie Bennett | [email protected]Julie Bennett | [email protected]

BREAKING: Auburn has not one but two quarterbacks who, best-case scenario, could be the most intriguing complementary duo at that position in the conference since Chris Leak and Tim Tebow laid the groundwork for a future Netflix sports doc.