Listening in on interviews

By Jon Johnson

Published: August 27, 2008

I spent Tuesday morning at Auburn, chatting part of the time with Jackson Timmerman, a former Rehobeth player who will be among those signaling in plays from the sidelines in the Tigers’ new spread offense. The story on Timmerman appears in the Thursday edition.
It’s good to see a kid like Timmerman do well and have a chance to fulfill a dream of playing for Auburn. He’s an excellent student, majoring in Physics, and hopes to be a doctor one day. To tough it out as a walk-on player takes a lot of heart and determination. I’m glad to see it has worked out for him.
I listened in on some other interviews as players were paraded in for the media.
Of course both quarterback, Kodi Burns and Chris Todd, were asked who they thought the starter would be. And both genuinely seemed like they didn’t know. I believe both Todd and Burns will get plenty of playing time Saturday night, and I’ve got the feeling both are OK with sharing the duties in this offense.
Big defensive end Antonio Coleman was asked about the QB situation, and he said he really didn’t care which one started. What’s he’s concerned with is the defense, and he appears chomping at the bit to hit someone in game competition.
I believe all the players have become bored with all the preseason work. They’re ready to get it going.
I’m ready for the season as well.