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Aubserver Mailbag 26: All Gas, No (Spring) Breaks

This week: QB reps, special teams, coordinator longevity, road trips, entrance music, point guards, free throws, the movies and more

Justin Ferguson
Apr 02, 2021
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DT Tyrone Truesdell (Todd Van Emst/Auburn Athletics)

After a quick absence because of Auburn’s spring practice schedule, the Mailbag has returned.

Bryan Harsin’s Tigers might have been away from the practice field for the past week, but you still had plenty of questions about the football team. There were also several related to college basketball in the state of Alabama and more than a few on cinema, including one at the cinema.

I’ve got to make up for some lost time this week, so let’s go.

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Curious about quarterback reps.

Dale

This might be the most efficient mailbag submission I’ve ever gotten. I like it.

For the first two weeks of practices, Auburn’s first-team quarterback reps have gone almost exclusively to Bo Nix. I personally don’t remember a first-team offensive snap during the open practice or the viewing window before the first scrimmage where Nix wasn’t the quarterback.

Nothing, right now, is pointing toward any serious competition for the starting job. Nix is being viewed by the …

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