Bo Nix threw for 292 yards and a pair of touchdowns and ran for score to lead Auburn to a 38-23 win over No. 17 Arkansas, the Tigers’ sixth straight in the series.
Despite taking a 3-0 lead in the opening drive of the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry, the No. 18 Auburn Tigers were unable to keep up with No. 2 Georgia and the Bulldogs quarterback Stetson Bennett.
The Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry will be at Jordan-Hare Stadium Saturday as the Auburn Tigers, fresh off an upset win over LSU, hope for a second upset victory over Georgia.
Bo Nix passed for a touchdown and ran for a score and Jarquez Hunter scored on a 1-yard run with 3:11 to give No. 22 Auburn its first lead and a 24-19 victory over LSU on Saturday night.
Auburn head coach Bryan Harsin isn’t tipping his hand on No. 22 Auburn’s starting quarterback against LSU.
Auburn has fired first-year wide receivers coach Cornelius Williams four games into the season. Williams spent the last six years coaching receivers at Troy, where he played from 2006-09.
Auburn trailed Georgia State by 12 points at halftime but avoided losing to a Sun Belt team for the first time in program history with the help of a quarterback change.
Jaquan Brisker broke up a last pass toward the end zone by Auburn’s Bo Nix as time expired and No. 10 Penn State held on to beat No. 22 Auburn 28-20.
Bo Nix passed for 275 yards and three touchdowns in just over a half and Auburn gave new coach Bryan Harsin a 60-10 cakewalk in his debut against Akron in the season opener for both teams.
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