Watch as incoming Auburn QB tosses deep touchdown pass early in All-American Bowl
Wearing the black, No. 15 jersey for Team West in Saturday’s All American Bowl is recent Auburn quarterback signee Walker White.
Ahead of Team West’s opening drive, it was White who jogged out onto the field to take the first snaps under center.
In White’s opening play, he faked a screen pass to the right before bringing the ball back down and keeping it himself for a gain of two yards, bringing up 2nd-and-8, well inside Team West’s own half of the field.
On the very next play, future Georgia running back Nate Frazier snuck out of the backfield and was sent streaking down the left sideline, where White found him with a 51-yard touchdown pass that left little to be desired as Frazier never broke stride en route to the endzone.
And as evident by social media reactions, plenty of White’s future teammates — both incoming and returning — were watching Saturday’s All American Bowl.
Perry Thompson — one of Auburn’s pair of 5-star wide receivers — took to X, the social platform formerly known as Twitter, to issue his support for White.
Damari Alston, one of Auburn’s returning running backs, also took to X to let everyone know he was tuned in.
Though Team West has three other blue-chip quarterbacks on its roster, after White’s brilliant opening drive, it was he who jogged back out onto the field for Team West’s second drive.