Auburn's running back depth just got smaller.
On Monday, Tigers' head coach Hugh Freeze announced that backup running back Durell Robinson is out indefinitely after having to be rushed to Birmingham for a procedure after waking up on Sunday morning with a collection of blood on his thigh.
"Unfortunately, we lost Durell (Robinson) for an extended period of time to a freak injury," Freeze said. "We didn't even know he was hurt after the game. Sunday morning, he had a collection of blood on his thigh like I had never seen in all my years coaching. We had to rush him to Birmingham to open that up and get the blood off. They had to do a pretty big incision on it so he'll be out for a while. "
In the 42-3 victory over Ball State on Saturday night in Jordan-Hare Stadium, Robinson rushed for a 54-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter, his first score in an Auburn uniform.
The Maryland native transferred to the Plains following two seasons at UConn. In 2024, he rushed for 731 yards and eight touchdowns for the Huskies.
Damari Alston, the starter for Auburn at running back, missed the matchup against the Cardinals after suffering a shoulder injury in the season-opening win at Baylor. Freeze said on Monday that he will be a game-time decision for this Saturday's game against South Carolina.
In his place, Jeremiah Cobb rushed for 121 yards and two touchdowns.