Auburn football: Fans react to Bo Nix at QB1 on Week 5 depth chart

Auburn football’s quarterback competition got a lot more interesting last weekend when Bryan Harsin replaced third-year starter Bo Nix with LSU transfer TJ Finley in the second half of the Georgia State game. Fans were left wondering if Harsin would start Finley on his former home turf or if Bo Nix would get the chance to redeem himself.

The Tigers released their week 5 depth chart Monday morning ahead of their second road test of the season. Though there was some speculation about who would be the listed QB1 this weekend, Bryan Harsin has confirmed that no changes have been made to the depth chart.

However, Auburn football’s first-year head coach also reportedly told the media that no decision has been made on who will start in Baton Rouge and that the official depth chart isn’t as important as it seems.

And after all the initial excitement died down, some Auburn football fans seemed to agree that starting Nix in Death Valley is probably the right decision, with a few conditions, of course:

However, many fans are simply over Bo Nix. No one is taking shots at the guy as a person, but when it comes to Auburn’s quarterback, it seems people are ready for the dawn of TJ Finley:

The starting quarterback in Death Valley will not be confirmed until closer to kickoff, it seems, and until then the team will have to deal with a QB battle and a coaching change.