Bo Nix: 'I've closed the door with Auburn'

Former Auburn Tigers quarterback Bo Nix Recently entered the transfer portal. But just because he entered it does not mean that he can’t come back and still play for the Tigers. So, considering that that is still an option on the table, the hosts of The Next Round ask Nix if he would ever change his mind and come back to Auburn.

“I would have absolutely not got myself into the portal of Auburn was still an option. I think that just myself entering the portal is a is a good chance to restart and have another start somewhere else,” said Nix. “But yes, I’ve closed the door with Auburn. And it was it was a great run I enjoyed it and it was everything I ever wanted, and it was exactly why I went to the school. But now it’s time to do something else.”

The quarterback arrived in Auburn in 2019 with high expectations. His father, Patrick, played quarterback for the Tigers from 1992-95. Bo Nix was the No. 33 overall player in the 2019 class according to On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

He was the first freshman to start at quarterback for Auburn since 1946 and lived up to the hype, earning SEC Freshman of the Year. He broke Tigers freshman records for passing yards (2,542) and touchdowns (16) in 2019.

Nix on leaving the SEC

Nix is still trying to find an answer to the biggest part of the question: whether or not to stay in the SEC.

“I’ve thought about maybe staying in the SEC, leaving the SEC; it’s an important decision,” Nix said. “And it would obviously be tough to play Auburn again. Just because of how much love I have for Auburn and the pressure and the kind of emotional rollercoaster that would take me down, but it wouldn’t necessarily scare me from going to another school.”

Still, the idea of continuing to play in arguably the most loaded division in the sport could be enough for Nix to give it a second thought.

“The SEC West is a tough league and it’s the toughest in college football, I believe. So I’ve played in it for three years and so now I got a chance to sit back and evaluate,” Nick said. “Do I want to do that again do I want to put myself through that and go and just give it all I got again and just wear myself out or do I wanna take a step back and go somewhere else. It’s definitely two options that I’ve been considering and I’m still considering and obviously I’ll make a decision here soon before the semester starts.”

Since his rock star freshman season, Nix and the Tigers have succumbed to the harsh reality that comes with playing in the SEC West. Last year in the COVID-shortened season, the Tigers managed to finish the season with a 6-5 record. And this year was more of the same after they ended the season 6-6. Without Nix, who is still recovering from an injured ankle, Auburn has a chance to finish the year again one game over .500 with a win in the Birmingham Bowl against Houston.