'You wish you were Georgia Tech.' Atlanta radio host roasts Auburn, Eric Singleton
So it is easy to see why Georgia Tech fans, or media members covering the program, would question Auburn wide receiver Eric Singleton's decision to transfer away from Georgia Tech after recording 1,468 receiving yards and nine touchdowns over the last two seasons on the Flats. One Atlanta radio show host expressed his confusion about the move on Friday morning, and even took the opportunity to blast Auburn's program.
John Michaels, co-host of The Locker Room on 680 the Fan in Atlanta, believes that Auburn's football program is inferior to Georgia Tech's at the moment, and does not understand why Singleton would bolt to the Plains.
"Georgia Tech is better than Auburn right now. Auburn fans, you can yell at me all you want; you wish you were Georgia Tech right now. You wish you had Haynes King and Jamal Haynes and some of the other guys," Michaels said Friday. "Auburn could potentially be good, but they are banking on a quarterback in Jackson Arnold, who wasn't very good at Oklahoma, transferring there, and Eric Singleton. I don't get that transfer. I never got that transfer."
Singleton was a multi-level threat at Georgia Tech. Outside of hauling in over 1,450 receiving yards, he also logged 241 return yards as a sophomore. His speed and athleticism will be hard to replace at Georgia Tech, but he will be welcomed at Auburn as the Tigers look to take a step forward under year three of the Hugh Freeze era. Singleton will not only mesh with Cam Coleman, Malcolm Simmons, Horatio Fields, and Malcolm Simmons in the wide receiver room, but he will stand alongside Tulane transfer Rayshawn Pleasant in the return game to give Auburn a speed advantage.
The season has yet to begin, but expect the concept of "Georgia Tech is better than Auburn" to be examined as the season plays out.
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