Bo Nix, Anders Carlson expected to miss the remainder of the season
AUBURN – Bo Nix and Anders Carlson are expected to miss the remainder of the season, sources confirmed to Auburn Live on Sunday afternoon. Bo Nix made the news official with a social media post on Sunday night.
The Tigers’ starting quarterback injured his ankle late in the third quarter against Mississippi State, the same drive that resulted in the blocked field goal attempt. Bo Nix continued to play on the injured ankle, leading three more drives, including a 90-yard touchdown drive with 3:37 remaining in the game. Nix didn’t leave the game until Auburn’s final possession trailing by nine points, when T.J. Finley was inserted into the game.
Nix will have surgery on his right ankle on Monday in Birmingham, Alabama. Nix will finish the season with 2,294 yards passing, 11 touchdowns, three interceptions, and a 61 percent completion rate. Both Nix’s touchdown-to-interception ratio and completion percentage are career highs for a season. Nix ranks third in career passing, second in career pass attempts, and second in career pass completions at Auburn.
Nix’s 377 yards passing against Mississippi State was a career high.
Carlson injured his left ACL during a collision in the fourth quarter, when he and the Auburn special teams attempted an onsides kick attempt. The senior kicker crashed into a Mississippi State defender and came up hobbling. Carlson limped off the field. Sources indicate he will also miss the remainder of the season. Carlson will finish the season making 14-of-21 field goal attempts on the season, and 35-of-36 extra points.
Carlson is currently third in career scoring at Auburn with 352 points, only 11 points away from second-place Wes Byrum. Carlson is fourth in career extra-points made at Auburn with 151, only 11 behind John Vaughn.
