ATLANTA, GA - SEPTEMBER 05: Head coach Gus Malzahn and Jeremy Johnson #6 of the Auburn Tigers celebrate their 31-24 win over the Louisville Cardinals at Georgia Dome on September 5, 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Auburn appears to have a starting QB, at least for the spring

Is this good news or bad news for Auburn?

For the time being, Auburn's quarterback race has cleared up. According to multiple reports, Jeremy Johnson is taking first-string snaps during Auburn's spring practices.

Johnson had a myriad of problems at the start of the 2015 season, but he started to get into a bit of a groove late in the season after Sean White went down with an injury. This news appears to be a shift from what Gus Malzahn said a week ago, which was that all three quarterback would be getting equal snaps.

It is difficult to evaluate whether or not this is a good sign for Auburn. If Johnson has been able to distinguish himself from White and third-stringer James Franklin III, then it could be a positive. However, if the quarterback position is still the jumbled it mess it was for parts of last season, and Johnson is getting first-string snaps as the incumbent start, then that is bad news.