Just another game

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Trinity Valley College quarterback Jérod Evans treats every game as an audition, but Saturday was different.

One of the judges was in the crowd.

Auburn offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Rhett Lashlee traveled to Little Rock, Ark. to watch Evans and TVCC play Arkansas Baptist, and Evans didn't disappoint.

"I didn't feel any pressure at all," Evans said. "It was just another game that I had to go out and play and do my best, just like with any other game, and I felt like I did pretty good."

That might be an understatement.

Evans, 6-foot-4 and 225 pounds, was 22 for 36 passing for 475 yards and eight touchdowns, and rushed for 66 yards on five carries in leading TVCC to a 63-17 win.

"I don't really know what (Lashlee) was looking for, but I felt like I was throwing everything on the money, giving our receivers a chance to go get it and make a play," Evans said. "I was doing what was necessary on the field for us to win, and we actually left a lot (of plays and points) on the field."

Evans has been in contact with the Auburn coach since the big performance. An offer hasn't been extended, but there is mutual interest.

"I think he liked what he saw," Evans said. "I think he was pleased to see my size and that I do have a strong arm and can run. And he also spoke with my offensive coordinator and coach about me, what kind of character I have off the field, just asking them general questions about me."

Evans' on-field performance isn't in question. After Saturday's eight-touchdown day, he now has completed 179-of-287 passes (62.4 percent) for 3,164 yards (395.5 per game) and 38 touchdowns with only three interceptions. He's yet to be sacked in eight games this season. Evans also has rushed for 414 yards (51.8 per game) and four touchdowns.

In all, he's accounted for 3,578 all-purpose yards and 42 touchdowns in leading TVCC to a 6-2 record.

"I felt good about my performance and I think Coach Lashlee did, too," Evans said. "I know he's looking at some other guys so we'll see where it goes from here, but overall I thought it went pretty good."

Evans graduated from Mansfield High in 2012, spent a year at the Air Force Prep School, which doesn't count toward his college eligibility, and a year at the Academy before transferring to Trinity Valley.

Evans is scheduled to graduate in December and enroll at a four-year school in January. He will have two years of eligibility remaining.

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