Sources: Thompson wins FAU beginning QB task

• Pete Thamel, ESPNAug 21, 2023, 05:44 PM ET

The start of Tom Herman’s training tenure at FAU will include a familiar face in a starring role.Former Texas

and Nebraska quarterback Casey Thompson has won the beginning task at FAU, sources told ESPN. The FAU quarterbacks were informed of the decision Monday, per sources.Thompson has actually been the preferred to win the task given that transferring from Nebraska to FAU on May 10. He has started 20 college games in his profession, 10 at Texas and 10 at Nebraska. In 2021 at Texas, he tossed 24 touchdowns to lead all Big 12 quarterbacks.Thompson beat out a competitive field of quarterbacks that consisted of Daniel Richardson, a transfer from Central Michigan.Thompson, 24, is in his sixth and last year of eligibility this season at FAU.

He got in college in 2018 after being hired to Texas by Herman, who was then the head coach in Austin. Thompson was among the most searched for quarterbacks in the NCAA transfer website, as he went to Auburn and drew interest from Notre Dame, Houston, Indiana and Texas State.Thompson’s experience includes productive stints at 2 high-profile schools, as

he’s thrown for 47 goals, 4,829 backyards and 19 interceptions in his profession. He broke onto the scene when he came off the bench in the 2020 Alamo Bowl, tossing four touchdowns off the bench. He tossed 5 touchdowns in the Red River Rivalry against Oklahoma in 2021 and totaled 7 touchdowns versus Kansas that year.Both his starting seasons at Texas and Nebraska in 2021 and 2022 were interrupted by injuries, including a labrum tear at Nebraska he suffered in September and played through and needed surgical treatment. That caused him to remain this spring at Nebraska. Thompson endured a thumb injury in 2021 at Texas that needed surgery after that season.Thompson told ESPN in May that the factors he selected FAU transcended his relationship with Herman, as there’s a strong coaching staff and supporting cast. FAU leads the AAC in overall returning production, which ESPN’s Expense Connelly puts at 83 %. Thompson will require to find his type soon, as FAU deals with a tough September. After home games against Monmouth and Ohio University,

FAU plays road games at Clemson and Illinois.