By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
The most-asked question on the Plains was answered Aug. 19.
That’s when coach Gus Malzahn named 5-star true freshman Bo Nix to start at quarterback for No. 16 Auburn in its opener at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 31, against No. 11 Oregon on ABC in the AdvoCare Classic at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Nix thus becomes the first true freshman to start at quarterback for Auburn since 1946. Single-wing tailback Travis Tidwell led the Auburn offense that year.
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