USF QB Byrum Brown to visit Auburn, former coach

South Florida quarterback Byrum Brown is entering the transfer portal and planning to visit Auburn and former Bulls head coach Alex Golesh, ESPN reported Saturday.

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South Florida quarterback Byrum Brown is entering the transfer portal and planning to visit Auburn and former Bulls head coach Alex Golesh, ESPN reported Saturday.

Brown, a 6-foot-3 senior from Raleigh, N.C., has one season of eligibility remaining. On3 first reported that he would visit Auburn this weekend.

He passed for 3,158 yards with 28 touchdowns and seven interceptions and also rushed for 1,008 yards and 14 TDs in 12 games in 2025. He opted out of the Dec. 17 Cure Bowl against Old Dominion.

Golesh compiled a 23-15 record in three seasons at USF before being hired on Nov. 30 to replace Hugh Freeze at Auburn.

In four seasons with the Bulls, Brown completed 64.8% of his passes for 7,690 yards and 61 touchdowns and rushed for 2,265 yards and 31 touchdowns in 35 games.

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Brown would have an immediate opportunity to start at Auburn, where quarterbacks Jackson Arnold, Ashton Daniels and Deuce Knight all have entered the transfer portal, according to 247Sports’ portal list. The Tigers finished 99th in passing in the FBS this season with 197.1 yards per game.

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