Auburn’s Payton Thorne says he obtained Venmo requests from followers after Cal loss

Thorne accomplished 14 of his 27 passing makes an attempt for 165 yards, a landing and 4 interceptions towards the Golden Bears, and he took lots of warmth on social media due to these numbers. As if the vitriol from the same old locations wasn’t unhealthy sufficient, Thorne was additionally getting hit up for one Venmo request after one other.

Throughout an look on “The Subsequent Spherical,” Thorne mentioned followers will attain out to him after shedding a wager on Auburn.

“Clearly individuals say to not take heed to it and all that, however that is simpler mentioned than achieved as a result of in right this moment’s world they arrive at you from all completely different angles” Thorne mentioned. “You hear it verbally, however that is in all probability the least one. Simply strolling down the road, you hear it generally. Then clearly on the social medias. They’re going to hit you on Venmo and all that kind of stuff.”

Thorne famous that the requests solely go a technique. Nobody has ever despatched the Tigers’ quarterback his lower of an enormous parlay win.

“No, they’re undoubtedly not sending money,” Thorne mentioned. “It is humorous. After they lose cash, they need the cash again. However once they win cash on a parlay, nobody is ever sending me any cash.”

Thorne, now in his second season with the Tigers, has accomplished 56.3% of his passes for 487 yards, 5 touchdowns and 4 picks by way of the primary two weeks. Regardless of his struggles final weekend, Thorne nonetheless has a grip on the beginning job, however head coach Hugh Freeze says he might want to see some enchancment from the fifth-year senior.

He and Auburn will attempt to rebound with a house recreation towards New Mexico this Saturday.