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September 18, 2019
Montgomery Advertiser Nix is in sync with his running backs and making successful option reads already in his career, adding an old weapon back to Gus Malzahn's arsenal at Auburn, and giving the Tigers one more way to attack opposing defenses . . . Nix will be the center of attention when he takes the field for the No. 8 Tigers (3-0) in the No. 17 Aggies' backyard . . . Texas A&M deals Nix first road test . . . A veteran and someone who has helped to mentor Nix in his first season on the Plains, senior wide receiver Will Hastings said the coaches will work with the entire offense to get everyone ready to go, but playing on the road in the SEC is something you have to experience and deal with to know how it is going to be . . . Texas A&M's run defense is good . . . Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn acknowledged Tuesday that he's happy with where his team is at right now, but also noted that the real season starts Saturday and that Week 4 of the season is what they've been gearing up for all year . . . Coach Gus Malzahn said before the season that Boobee Whitlow would be the first to go out, and he has been . . . Right now, A&M is worried about only one true freshman quarterback, Nix, who already has a huge victory, 27-21 over No. 11 Oregon in the AdvoCare Classic at Arlington's AT&T Stadium . . . "We're playing a very talented Texas A&M team, a team that played Clemson really closer than the score if you watched the game . . . According to head coach Gus Malzahn at his Tuesday press conference, Williams, Wanogho, Brown and Jackson will all practice "in some capacity this week . . . Moore left Auburn to enroll at Jones County Junior College, which is in his home state of Mississippi . . . VIDEO: Gus Malzahn previews Texas A&M game . . . With Monday relegated to the locker room, Auburn will be without a key rotational piece in the secondary against Texas A&M . . . Different level of excitement this week with players . . . "He's playing at a different level than he did last year . . . If the Tigers are to legitimize themselves as a Top 10 team, they have to win at Texas A&M on Saturday . . . If Wanogho is unable to play in that game, Malzahn said Auburn would most likely move regular right tackle Jack Driscoll to the left side of the line and start sophomore Brodarious Hamm in his place . . . I was really concerned about Auburn's offensive inconsistency in the first two games, but what I saw on Saturday in the Homecoming game vs. Kent State, which I know is a weak opponent, showed me there is reason for hope the Tigers can develop into a good offensive football team . . . Auburn ran a zone scheme against Kent State and realized the defensive ends were starting to squeeze, which meant no one was containing Nix . . . If Prince Tega is able to go this weekend against the No. 17 Aggies (2-1) then it will be the usual lineup for the Tigers, but if he can't play that's when things will get interesting for Auburn's offensive line . . . David Crossland and Claire Fisch, Auburn University swimmers and Olympic Trials qualifiers, offered a glimpse into the daily routine of Auburn's Olympic hopefuls . . . Tipoff for the Tigers' league opener in Starkville is set for 4:30 p.m. CST with the game being televised on the SEC Network . . . On Troy's official football Twitter account Wednesday, someone in the Trojans' football office volunteered to play Alabama . . . Newton set a Guinness World Record for the most one-handed catches in 60 seconds . . . |
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