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Auburn football coach Bryan Harsin impressed with what he’s seeing from Bo Nix

By Brad Berreman

Apr 17, 2021; Auburn, Alabama, USA; Auburn Tigers quarterback Bo Nix (10) takes the field for warmups before the start of the spring game at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John Reed-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 17, 2021; Auburn, Alabama, USA; Auburn Tigers quarterback Bo Nix (10) takes the field for warmups before the start of the spring game at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John Reed-USA TODAY Sports /
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With spring practice in the books, Auburn head coach Bryan Harsin shared what he loves about quarterback Bo Nix.

Through a big chunk of his tenure at Boise State, Bryan Harsin was a top candidate to make the jump to a Power 5 job. In December he took the job at Auburn, where he’ll replace Gus Malzahn and has inherited quarterback Bo Nix.

Nix arrived at Auburn as a five-star recruit in 2019 and led the Tigers to a 9-4 record and an Outback Bowl berth (a loss to Minnesota) as a freshman. Things didn’t go as well for the team last year, with a 6-5 mark and a loss to Northwestern in the Citrus Bowl, and Malzahn was fired. Nix improved his completion percentage and yards per attempt a bit as a sophomore, but his first two years have been up-and-down.

Harsin appeared on Wednesday’s edition of The Paul Finebaum Show and he took the opportunity to heap praise on his quarterback.

Auburn football coach Bryan Harsin loves what he’s seen from Bo Nix

“Bo’s a hard worker,” Harsin said. “That’s the first thing and I love that about any player that I get a chance to coach. He does it in the weight room, he does it on the practice field, he does it in the film room. And that’s really all we ask from every single guy on our team.”

“He’s battled through, now, three different offenses and he’s willing to learn,” “He’s opened up his heart. He’s been in there every day with Coach Bobo. They have a chance to be together and prepare ourselves for the practices. He pushes himself at practice, he’s coachable when he’s on the field. And like any good player, he’s working to get better every single day and I appreciate that approach.”

Even with risk of sounding redundant, Harsin went on to laud Nix’s “work ethic, “attitude” and “mindset of wanting to get better.”

Nix’s performance will have a huge say in how Harsin’s first season at Auburn goes. At the very least, the junior signal-caller is off to a great start as a worker and a leader.

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