WATCH: Auburn RB breaks longest run in program history
Auburn running back Jarquez Hunter made history as the Tigers continue to roll over Alabama State heading into the fourth quarter.
Jarquez Hunter’s 94-yard touchdown run is the longest run in Auburn football history. The record was previously held by Ralph O’Gwynne who’s 92-yard run against Loyola had been the longest in program history since 1936.
Through three quarters on Saturday, Jarquez Hunter has rushed for 147 yards on eight carries.
It’s early in the season against overmatched opponents in Akron and Alabama State, but Auburn has found an identity under new head coach Bryan Harsin.
This is just the second time in program history that Auburn has scored 50-plus points in its first two games of the season, the first came in 1932.
Through two games, the Tigers have rushed for 619 total yards. Running back Tank Bigsby has already rushed for 241 yards in two games. Jarquez Hunter’s latest run elevated him to the top rusher for the Tigers through two games with 257 yards.
Starting quarterback Bo Nix has been sharp, completing nine of 17 pass attempts for 108 yards and two touchdowns. LSU transfer TJ Finley has thrown two passes for 66 yards, including a 49-yard touchdown pass to Malcolm Johnson Jr.
Wide receiver Demetris Robertson, who transferred in from Auburn this offseason, has had a breakout game, with three touchdowns. Robertson caught three passes for 61 yards and two touchdowns, as well as rushing once for a 36-yard touchdown.
Paul Finebaum praises Auburn ahead of Alabama State game
ESPN analyst Paul Finebaum sang high praise for first-year head coach Harsin and Auburn, after the Tigers 60-10 win over Akron in their season opener.
“I don’t want to read too much into big scoring from schools like Auburn and others, but I do think it was nice to see a couple of schools look alive again,” Finebaum said Monday morning during his weekly appearance on WJOX in Birmingham. “[But] forget the competition; it did look like there was a plan in place, and I’m not sure I saw that a year ago.”
Harsin and the Tigers have built on their strong season opener, continuing to show there is a plan and an identity in place for what the Tigers offense is going to look like.