Auburn football escaped by the skin of their teeth against Missouri in one of the most disappointing late-game performances ever put forth by Mizzou, and their quarterback from 2019-2021, Bo Nix, had a similar day.
His Oregon Ducks were down 34-29 with a minute and 32 seconds left in the fourth quarter before finding receiver Troy Franklin for a 50-yard touchdown toss and followed it up with a two-point conversion he called his own number for to give them a 37-34 lead. Oregon linebacker Mase Funa quickly took a pick-six to the house that put the game out of reach for good, although Washington State spread bettors got a backdoor cover on a last-second touchdown.
Sidenote: I really once had the nerve to say that WSU quarterback Cameron Ward wasn’t worth a look in the transfer portal last December coming out of Incarnate Word due to the presence of Dematrius Davis. Every Auburn football fan alive would take the spectacular Ward under center right now.
Speaking of, the Tigers had their own stressful day, complete with 135 passing yards from the quarterbacks. It took a last second missed field goal from Mizzou that would have ended the game and probably ended the Bryan Harsin era on the Plains as well. Bo Nix, on the other hand, ended up with 428 passing yards, another 30 on the ground, and three touchdowns (and a red zone pick-six) against Wazzu.
Twitter was boisterous regarding Nix’s monstrous day in Pullman:
Is Bo Nix relaxing and having fun yet? #OregonDucks
— Jabadabadoo (@mringram) September 24, 2022
Auburn Fans: “Bo Nix wasn’t the problem. It was the bad OL, not the QB.”
— Joe Boustany (@joe_boust) September 25, 2022
Also Auburn Fans: “Our OL is now worse. But let’s blame the QB and wish we had Bo Nix back.” https://t.co/RNRuYikd7l
It’s weird seeing Bo Nix having time in the pocket instead of running for his life
— BARNING HARD (3-9) (@IAMBARNINGHARD) September 24, 2022
Hi I'm Bo Nix vs the PAC-12 and I have DirecTV.
— joshdub (@joshdub_) September 24, 2022
And I'm Bo Nix vs the SEC and I have cable
Good job toxic (and dumb) Auburn fans who ran off Bo Nix, this is what he's doing now:@AuburnFootball @WarDamnStool @oregonfootball pic.twitter.com/MEv3ZYHdb3
— 🇺🇸🦚 Jeriah Auburn 🅿️🇺🇦 (@Jeriah_AU) September 25, 2022
Bo Nix really covered up so many of our problems. He was not perfect at all but I’m so impressed we were able to accomplish even what we did with this line
— ČØŁBŸ WÎŁKĘRŠÕŃ #FREE27 (@Colby_w23) September 24, 2022
War Damn Eagle…
— Real_WarEagle (@Real_WarEagle) September 23, 2022
The truth is that Bo Nix is better than our 4 QBs.
If you disagree, let me know why.
Former Auburn football QB Bo Nix surpassed his career-high in passing yards by 51 against Washington State
Bo Nix’s last game for Auburn football was his all-time best from a yardage perspective, throwing for 377 yards before he injured his ankle and was never to be seen on the Plains again. In his fourth game with Oregon, he has already surpassed that against a Pac-12 team.
Nix certainly has it easier away from the SEC, given his one sub-200 yard performance this season was against Georgia.