Robby Ashford

Robby Ashford
	Ashford with South Carolina in 2024
South Carolina Gamecocks – No. 1
Position	Quarterback
Class	Senior
Major	Liberal Arts
Personal information
Born:	October 1, 2002 (age 22); Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	229 lb (104 kg)
Career history
College	Oregon (2020–2021); Auburn (2022–2023); South Carolina (2024–present);
High school	Hoover; (Hoover, Alabama)
Career highlights and awards
	SEC All-Freshman Team (2022);
	Stats at ESPN;

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

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]

Statistics

Season	Games			Passing								Rushing
Season	GP	GS	Record	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Avg	TD	INT	Rtg	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Oregon Ducks
2020	Redshirt
2021	DNP
Auburn Tigers
2022	12	9	3–6	123	250	49.2	1,613	6.5	7	7	107.0	153	710	4.6	7
2023	10	1	0–1	14	27	51.9	145	5.4	2	2	106.6	46	217	4.7	5
South Carolina Gamecocks
2024	3	1	1–0	18	26	69.2	292	11.2	2	0	189.0	33	170	5.2	1
Career	25	11	4–7	155	303	51.2	2,050	6.8	11	9	114.0	232	1,097	4.7	13

References

^ Alvarez, Nick (January 19, 2022). "'We get to see it:' Robby Ashford comes home with Auburn transfer". AL.com. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
^ "Here's how Ole Miss has landed prized two-sport athletes". The Clarion-Ledger. November 19, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
^ Bean, Josh (December 31, 2019). "Why Hoover QB Robby Ashford picked Oregon". AL.com. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
^ Green, Tom (September 4, 2022). "Auburn quarterback Robby Ashford's long-awaited debut 'felt like a dream'". AL.com. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
^ "Robby Ashford: 3 facts about Auburn football backup quarterback". Montgomery Advertiser. September 3, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
^ 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.
^ Crepea, James (January 5, 2022). "Oregon Ducks quarterback Robby Ashford to enter transfer portal". The Oregonian. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
^ VanHaaren, Tom (January 17, 2022). "Auburn Tigers land second QB transfer in Oregon Ducks' Robby Ashford". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
^ "Robby Ashford listed as Auburn football starting quarterback vs. LSU". Montgomery Advertiser. September 26, 2022. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
^ King, Nathan (November 26, 2022). "Auburn QB Robby Ashford: 'I played the whole year hurt'". 247Sports.com. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
^ Warren, Peter (December 15, 2023). "Robby Ashford, Auburn QB, enters Transfer Portal". On3.com. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
^ "Ex-Auburn QB Robby Ashford commits to South Carolina via portal". ESPN. Associated Press. January 16, 2024. Retrieved January 26, 2023.

External links

[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.

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