Overview
- Multiple outlets, including CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz, 247Sports, On3 and AL.com, report Nix is set to join Alabama’s staff as receivers coach.
- Nix served as Auburn’s offensive coordinator in 2024 and 2025, with the Tigers ranking No. 71 and No. 76 nationally in scoring at 27.8 and 26.8 points per game.
- Auburn’s passing game averaged 197.1 yards per game in 2025, the second-lowest mark in the SEC, according to The Tuscaloosa News.
- AL.com reports Nix took over play-calling in November 2025 after Hugh Freeze was fired, producing games of 38 points vs. Vanderbilt, 62 vs. Mercer and 20 vs. Alabama, including a season-high 353 passing yards against Vanderbilt.
- Before Auburn, Nix spent 16 seasons at Ole Miss, coaching running backs and later wide receivers while mentoring future NFL picks such as Elijah Moore and Jonathan Mingo, and he was previously a standout running back at Southern Miss.