Auburn football: 10 reasons why 2021 could be a special season
3. Tank Bigsby will have had another year to fill out
When your nickname is “Tank”, you are clearly a beast of a human being. Cartavious Bigsby has earned that reputation through sheer dominance in his freshman season. He has rushed for 642 yards and five touchdowns in his first nine games with Auburn football.
Bigsby has been good for 5.7 yards per carry, and another year of working out with an SEC strength and conditioning coaching staff, all of those numbers should improve in his sophomore year.
4. Bo Nix’s eventual replacement could be named to energize the fanbase
This past Saturday, four-star quarterback prospect Cade Klubnik out of Austin Westlake said he had an “awesome time” on his visit to Jordan-Hare Stadium to see the team take on Texas A&M. Sure, they could have impressed the kid more with a win, but the Plains clearly impressed the Texas kid.
Let’s hope Lee County swayed the high school stud to sign on in 2021 and ignite the fanbase.
5. Auburn football could be riding the high of a bowl win
Even though the Las Vegas Bowl was canceled, the Tigers could still find themselves in a Bowl Game off of reputation alone. Beating the defending national champions by 37 points was also a nice resume booster, though that isn’t exactly an exclusive club in 2020.
If they can somehow squeeze out a win in a bowl game against a Power 5 conference opponent like, say, Wisconsin, then Gus Malzahn’s squad could have positive momentum moving forward into next season.
6. Terrence Lewis could end up choosing Auburn after Tennessee decommitment
After seemingly locking in to join the Volunteers, Terrence Lewis is likely volunteering for greener pastures with what appears to be a decommitment from Tennessee to join Auburn football. Terrence Steele’s recruiting staff will have beaten out those from:
Alabama, Charlotte, Clemson, Florida International, Florida, Florida Atlantic, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Kentucky, Lousiville, LSU, Maryland, Miami, Michigan, Mississippi State, Missouri, Nebraska, ole Miss, Oregon, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, South Carolina, Southern Miss, Syracuse, Texas A&M, Toledo, UCF, Utah, Washington State, West Virginia, and Western Kentucky.