Robby Ashford

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Robby Ashford
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Ashford with South Carolina in 2024
Wake Forest Demon Deacons–No. 1
Position Quarterback
Class Redshirt.svg Senior
Major Liberal Arts
Personal information
Born: (2002-10-01) October 1, 2002 (age 22)
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight229 lb (104 kg)
Career history
College
High school Hoover
(Hoover, Alabama)
Career highlights and awards
  • SEC All-Freshman Team (2022)

Robert Logan Ashford (born October 1, 2002) is an American college football quarterback, for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. He previously played for the Auburn Tigers, the Oregon Ducks and the South Carolina Gamecocks.

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Early life

Ashford grew up in Hoover, Alabama and attended Hoover High School. [1] Ashford was rated a four-star recruit and initially committed to play college football and baseball at Ole Miss. [2] He later de-committed and ultimately signed to play at Oregon. [3]

College career

Oregon

Ashford began his college career at Oregon. He did not appear in any games for the football team in two seasons. [4] Ashford played for Oregon's baseball team during his freshman year, playing in 20 games as an outfielder and batting .200. [5] He decided to focus solely on football after his freshman year. [6] Following the end of his second football season, Ashford entered the NCAA transfer portal. [7]

Auburn

Ashford ultimately transferred to Auburn. [8] He made his first career start against LSU on October 1, 2022, throwing for 337 yards in a 21–17 loss. [9] Ashford passed for 1,613 yards with seven touchdown and seven interceptions while also rushing for 710 yards and seven touchdowns in 2022. [10]

On December 15, 2023, Ashford announced that he would be entering the transfer portal for the second time. [11]

South Carolina

On January 16, 2024, Ashford announced that he would transfer to South Carolina. [12]

On December 10, 2024, Ashford announced that he would enter the transfer portal for the third time. [13]

Wake Forest

On January 5, 2025, Ashford decided to transfer to Wake Forest. [14]

Statistics

SeasonGamesPassingRushing
GPGSRecordCmpAttPctYdsAvgTDINTRtgAttYdsAvgTD
Oregon Ducks
2020 Redshirt Redshirt.svg
2021 DNP
Auburn Tigers
2022 1293–612325049.21,6136.577107.01537104.67
2023 1010–1142751.91455.422106.6462174.75
South Carolina Gamecocks
2024 811–0233271.932410.120177.6412275.52
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
2025 00–000.000.0000.0000.00
Career 30114–716030951.82,0826.7119114.32401,1544.814

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References

  1. ↑ Alvarez, Nick (January 19, 2022). "'We get to see it:' Robby Ashford comes home with Auburn transfer". AL.com . Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Here's how Ole Miss has landed prized two-sport athletes". The Clarion-Ledger . November 19, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  3. ↑ Bean, Josh (December 31, 2019). "Why Hoover QB Robby Ashford picked Oregon". AL.com . Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  4. ↑ Green, Tom (September 4, 2022). "Auburn quarterback Robby Ashford's long-awaited debut 'felt like a dream'". AL.com . Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Robby Ashford: 3 facts about Auburn football backup quarterback". Montgomery Advertiser . September 3, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  6. ↑ Crepea, James (May 26, 2021). "Robby Ashford focused solely on contending for Oregon Ducks QB spot, no longer playing baseball in 2021". The Oregonian . Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  7. ↑ Crepea, James (January 5, 2022). "Oregon Ducks quarterback Robby Ashford to enter transfer portal". The Oregonian . Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  8. ↑ VanHaaren, Tom (January 17, 2022). "Auburn Tigers land second QB transfer in Oregon Ducks' Robby Ashford". ESPN.com . Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Robby Ashford listed as Auburn football starting quarterback vs. LSU". Montgomery Advertiser . September 26, 2022. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  10. ↑ King, Nathan (November 26, 2022). "Auburn QB Robby Ashford: 'I played the whole year hurt'". 247Sports.com . Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  11. ↑ Warren, Peter (December 15, 2023). "Robby Ashford, Auburn QB, enters Transfer Portal". On3.com. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Ex-Auburn QB Robby Ashford commits to South Carolina via portal". ESPN . Associated Press. January 16, 2024. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  13. ↑ McGranahan, Hale (December 10, 2024). "Robby Ashford enters NCAA Transfer Portal". 247Sports. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  14. ↑ Mitchell, Wes (January 5, 2025). "Former South Carolina quarterback Robby Ashford picks new school". on3. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
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