{"id":1183806,"date":"2026-01-06T13:52:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T19:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/?p=1183806"},"modified":"2026-01-06T13:52:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T19:52:02","slug":"golesh-gets-his-qb-auburn-lands-byrum-brown-from-transfer-portal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/golesh-gets-his-qb-auburn-lands-byrum-brown-from-transfer-portal\/","title":{"rendered":"Golesh Gets His QB: Auburn Lands Byrum Brown from Transfer Portal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Auburn Tigers have landed themselves who they expect to be their starting quarterback next season.<\/p>\n<p>As reported on Tuesday morning by On3 and confirmed after the fact straight from the source,\u00a0new Tigers head coach Alex Golesh is bringing quarterback Byrum Brown out of South Florida with him from the transfer portal.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: USF standout transfer QB Byrum Brown has Committed to Auburn, he tells <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/On3sports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@On3sports<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 6\u20193 230 QB totaled 4,116 Yards and 42 TDs this season<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s one of the top players in the portal<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/avZLZszAnz\">https:\/\/t.co\/avZLZszAnz<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OrLDZRhy4s\">pic.twitter.com\/OrLDZRhy4s<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Hayesfawcett3\/status\/2008539054351282477?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 6, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Let\u2019s do it, War Eagle!\ud83e\udd85 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bKEAkGXTH9\">https:\/\/t.co\/bKEAkGXTH9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Byrum Brown (@byrumbrown17) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/byrumbrown17\/status\/2008540063681114424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 6, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Brown has been one of the best players in all of the Group of 5 for years now with a dynamic combination of passing and running ability, throwing for 3,158 yards this season and rushing for another 1,008. With 28 scores through the air and 14 on the ground, he accounted for 42 touchdowns while throwing just seven interceptions as well.<\/p>\n<p>Originally, Brown was recruited to USF by Golesh\u2019s predecessor, but he stuck around when Golesh got the job and the results paid dividends both for the Bulls and for Brown and Golesh themselves.<\/p>\n<p>He immediately becomes the favorite to win the starting job at Auburn after all three of Jackson Arnold, Ashton Daniels and Deuce Knight all entered the portal themselves and on paper, could be the most talented quarterback the Tigers have had in years.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, his game will still have to translate in an absolutely massive leap going from playing at South Florida to starting in the SEC, but under the guide of Golesh, he has become one of the most productive players in the country. It may not happen for him immediately, but the chances Brown has a strong season under Golesh on The Plains are very high.<\/p>\n<p>For Auburn, it\u2019s a welcomed dose of positive news during what has been a tough time portal wise, losing virtually their\u00a0entire wide receiver room\u00a0and numerous major contributors from what was one of the best defenses in college football.<\/p>\n<p>Golesh is going to need some time and grace from fans, but he is\u00a0building the program his way, and now he gets to call his offense with his quarterback.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The Auburn Tigers have landed themselves who they expect to be their starting quarterback next season. As reported on Tuesday morning by On3 and confirmed <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/golesh-gets-his-qb-auburn-lands-byrum-brown-from-transfer-portal\/\" title=\"Golesh Gets His QB: Auburn Lands Byrum Brown from Transfer Portal\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":4874,"featured_media":1183808,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,145,147],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1183806","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tigers-plains-war-eagle","8":"category-auburn","9":"category-featured-news"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/edd250906019_usf_at_uf.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1183806","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4874"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1183806"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1183806\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1183809,"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1183806\/revisions\/1183809"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1183808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1183806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1183806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1183806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}