With the news that TJ Finley is considering Auburn football as a transfer option after entering the portal from LSU, the focus among Tiger fans has shifted to who might be the quarterback of the future for a team that has lacked a true game-changer since Nick Marshall.
Bo Nix is supposed to be that guy by virtue of being a 5-star recruit from the state of Alabama and the son of former mid-90’s AU QB Patrick Nix.
So far, though, he hasn’t been. That hasn’t stopped fans from offering up their support of the junior pro-style play-caller in the face of Auburn football being called a “factor” by Finley in his recruitment decision.
When SEC analyst Jake “Jboy” Crain asked Tiger fans who they prefer as their starting QB, the answer was pretty clear:
🚨🚨QUESTION OF THE DAY🚨🚨
— Jake “JBOY” Crain (@JakeCrain_) May 14, 2021
🔥Would you rather have Bo Nix or TJ Finley starting at QB in 2021?
Let us know below👇👇 pic.twitter.com/IFqwZymS0K
Bo all the way. For multiple reasons
— Cam_AU1 (@CShawAU) May 14, 2021
Bo Nix, and it’s not even close.
— Aidan (@AidanB84) May 14, 2021
Question should be: Finley or Loy
We saw TJ who had a better Oline than auburn.... still taking nix.
— AU_1 (@BoNewtonPat) May 14, 2021
Bo easily
— Auburn Mike (@Auburnmiked) May 14, 2021
The consensus among fans that weren’t 100% on Nix was that Finley could come in and push the Pinson, Alabama native but Bo should be considered the favorite to begin the year under center even if Finley makes his way to the Plains.
With Dematrius Davis entering his freshman season and Grant Loy taking advantage of the NCAA’s eligibility rules to return for a fifth season himself, Bryan Harsin’s depth chart isn’t lacking bodies. That said, even if the crowded Tigers QB room adds another arm, Nix is who the fans want as the featured one.