Stidham named Auburn’s starting QB

AUBURN, Ala. — Jarrett Stidham will be Auburn’s starting quarterback for the opener against Georgia Southern.

Tigers coach Gus Malzahn announced in a Twitter post Monday that he had just informed the team of the decision. Malzahn posted that “the team is excited for Jarrett and ready for the season.”

The 6-foot-3, 214-pound sophomore enrolled in January and beat out returning starter Sean White. Auburn opens Sept. 2 at Jordan-Hare Stadium.

Stidham was the offensive MVP in Auburn’s spring game, when White was sidelined while recovering from surgery to repair a broken right forearm sustained in the Sugar Bowl loss to Oklahoma. in his system when he was arrested in May on suspicion of driving under the influence, according to a report Monday. At the time, Woods told authorities that he was taking Vicodin and Xanax, but according to ESPN, a toxicology report from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office indicated the additional presences of Ambien, Dilaudid and THC, the chemical responsible for marijuana’s psychoactive effects. facing off once more: This time as opposing coaches.

USA Hockey has appointed the two Hall of Fame defensemen to serve as coaches at the sixth annual All-American Prospects game in Buffalo on Sept. 21. The game will feature 42 of the top U.S.-born prospects eligible for the 2018 NHL draft.

Chelios and Leetch are both American and have combined to play 44 NHL seasons plus five Winter Games.

Chelios is a three- time Stanley Cup champion and already making the shift to coaching. He was recently named an assistant for the 2018 U. S. Olympic men’s national team.