Overview
- Auburn interim coach D.J. Durkin said Ashton Daniels will not play against Mercer so he can retain a redshirt and be available for the Alabama game.
- Durkin announced that Jackson Arnold and freshman Deuce Knight will both see action versus Mercer, though he did not name a starting quarterback.
- Athletic director John Cohen has held conversations with roughly 10 candidates, with Jon Sumrall, Durkin, Eli Drinkwitz and Clark Lea identified as early frontrunners.
- James Franklin is not expected to figure into Auburn’s search, according to multiple reports citing On3.
- Derrick Nix has assumed sole offensive play-calling since Hugh Freeze was fired, as Durkin broadens his role to oversee the full program and engage recruits and player families.