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Why Bo Nix was born to play QB for Auburn

AUBURN, Ala. -- He was in there somewhere, sitting on a small plastic chair in the center of the room, surrounded by a horde of reporters clamoring for whatever postgame nuggets they could scrounge up before deadline. The star quarterback, the son of an Auburn legend and a true freshman beyond his years, all in one.

Bo Nix was one of the last Auburn players to enter the media center inside Jordan-Hare Stadium following the Tigers' 55-16 win over Kent State on Saturday night, and when he did so, it was as if every other conversation taking place no longer mattered.