Although he spent most of the season as an observer, Knight split practice snaps with Jackson Arnold this week and is set to make his first career start.

The true freshman gunslinger for the Auburn Tigers just made program history in his first career start for the team.

Auburn responded to that with a touchdown to make it 35-17 before the break. On Mercer’s first drive of the second half, Atkinson threw a pick-6 to Auburn linebacker Elijah Melendez, which seemed to be the dagger.

The Auburn Tigers now head into their final two games of the regular season, and at this time of the season every team is dealing with injuries. Auburn is no different as they will be missing some players when they host Mercer on Saturday.

The Auburn faithful honored former running back Brian Battie during their Senior Day festivities against Mercer.

39 Sacks have been allowed by Auburn this season. The only team in the nation that has allowed more is Troy with 43. Mercer has averaged 4.0 sacks per game this season, the best rate in NCAA FCS. Mercer has allowed only three sacks in 2025.

Auburn fired Hugh Freeze and has not found a replacement, but new reports suggest the coaching search is progressing.

Sumrall has recently been a favorite candidate for the Auburn job among betting sites and college football analysts. He has an impressive coaching record: he is 17-7 during his two seasons at Tulane and achieved a 23-4 record in his two years with the Troy Trojans.