WATCH: Bo Nix throws 49-yard touchdown bomb vs. UCLA
Bo Nix continues to make Auburn Tigers fans have the worst sense of FOMO in the country.
On October 22, during AU’s bye week, Nix uncorked a 49-yard touchdown bomb to Troy Franklin, the Ducks’ leader in receptions (27) and receiving yards (429) heading into Saturday’s game, to give Oregon a 17-10 lead in the first quarter of a Pac-12 slugfest between No. 9 UCLA and Nix’s No. 10 Ducks.
An absolute BEAUTY from Bo Nix 🔥😮@oregonfootball back on top! 💪 pic.twitter.com/rDoYlQekk7
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) October 22, 2022
While no one would confuse the Bruins with a top defense in the country, Nix’s 49-yard toss was the result of having adequate time in the pocket to sit back and find his favorite target Franklin on a go-route.
Bo Nix FOMO is reaching a fever pitch in Auburn
While Robby Ashford is starting to find his stride under center, it’s highly unlikely his year-end total will have anything on Bo Nix’s. Ashford spent the first several games splitting snaps with T.J. Finley, and while his post-Tank Bigsby argument efforts against Ole Miss indicate that the Hoover product has found his footing, Nix is being talked about…*gulp*…in Heisman conversations.
In fact, Twitter lit up with the Bo Nix Heisman meme made famous on the Plains in the lead-up to the 2021 season:
This is the year. Bo Nix has improved so much under this new offense. He’s focused. He’s having fun. I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s a dark horse for the Heisman. https://t.co/IKCuEDCtXS
— Nick de la Torre (@delatorre) October 22, 2022
This is the year. Bo Nix has improved so much under this new offense. He's focused. He's having fun. I wouldn't be surprised if he's a dark horse for the Heisman.
— Chris Vannini (@ChrisVannini) October 22, 2022
Bo Nix has improved so much under this new offense. He’s focused. He’s having fun. I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s a dark horse for the Heisman. pic.twitter.com/rY0x3CZ3R2
— Fletcher Proctor (@fproctor) October 22, 2022
Don’t it always seem to go, that you don’t know what you got ’til it’s gone…