Football Preview: Auburn Takes On No. 11 Oregon While Alabama Meets Duke, Uab Welcomes In-state Opponent Alabama State
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
Week 1 of the college football season kicks off tonight – including a meeting of in-state foes – but the marquee event comes Saturday night in a meeting of Top 20 teams.
No. 16 Auburn meets No. 11 Oregon on ABC at 6:30 p.m. Saturday in the AdvoCare Classic at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Five-star Bo Nix will be the first true freshman to start at quarterback for Auburn since 1946.
“We need to be really good around him,” said coach Gus Malzahn, who cautioned that playing a true freshman doesn’t mean his offensive play calls will be conservative.“That’s not the best word to use,” he said. “We’re playing one of the top teams in the country, probably one of the most experienced teams … if not the most experienced team in the country.”
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