If Nick Marshall was at "80 percent" for the Tigers' 62-3 Homecoming rout of Western Carolina last Saturday, the Auburn quarterback recovered the missing 20 percent over the weekend.
Head coach Gus Malzahn confirmed Marshall's status as starting quarterback for this weekend's game at No. 7 Texas A&M during his weekly press conference.
"(Marshall) practiced Sunday and looked good," Malzahn said Tuesday. "We didn't go crazy, we had a 12-period practice...and he's had another day of rest."
Malzahn dismissed any talk of a quarterback controversy after Saturday's blowout victory, which featured a standout debut from true freshman Jeremy Johnson.
"Nick Marshall is our starting quarterback," Malzahn said Saturday. "When Nick is 100 percent, he will be back."
Offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee told reporters after Sunday's practice that the decision to rest Marshall during the Western Carolina game was about "getting him rested." Marshall did not practice late last week due to a knee injury suffered at the end of the Ole Miss game.
"He practiced [Sunday night] full speed and he looked good," Lashlee said Sunday night. "I wouldn't have known there was anything wrong with him."
Marshall's replacement in Saturday's victory, SEC Freshman of the Week winner Johnson, did not take over the job after his four-touchdown debut, but the former Carver Wolverine may have won some more playing time for the games ahead.
"We don't want to give all our secrets away, but he will be used from game to game," Malzahn said Tuesday. "We'll try to use him in different packages or in any way that will help us be successful."
In other news from Malzahn's press conference, freshman defensive tackle Montravius Adams and junior tight end C.J. Uzomah are expected to be ready for Saturday's game. However, "nothing has changed" on the status of suspended players Patrick Miller and Brandon Fulse, according to Malzahn.
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