Bo Nix (born February 25, 2000) is an

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for the

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. Nix played with the

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from 2019 to 2021 before transferring to Oregon in 2022.

High school career

Nix was born on February 25, 2000, in

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. During his career at

Pinson Valley High School Pinson Valley High School (PVHS) is a four-year public high school in the Birmingham, Alabama suburb of Pinson. It is the fifth largest of the Jefferson County Board of Education's fourteen high schools. School colors are garnet and gold, and t ...

, Nix accumulated over 12,000 total offensive yards and 161

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s. He also won Alabama's Mr. Football Award after his senior season.

College career

As a true freshman, Nix was named the starting quarterback for Auburn's 2019 season opener against Oregon. He led Auburn to a 27–21 come-back win against the

at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on August 31, 2019. Nix led Auburn to a 9–4 record in his freshman season, winning the

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, 48–45 over Alabama. He was voted the SEC's 2019 Freshman of the Year, finishing the campaign with 16 touchdowns and 6 interceptions. He threw for 12 touchdowns and 7 interceptions as a sophomore in 2020. 2021 was an up and down season for Nix, with highlights being leading Auburn to their first win at

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since 1999 and a win over #10 Ole Miss, while also struggling in certain games and being benched for T. J. Finley in the fourth quarter of a game against Georgia State. Nix suffered a season-ending injury against

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. He threw for 11 touchdowns and 3 interceptions in 2021. At the end of the season, Nix announced he would transfer to the

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College statistics

Family

Nix is the son of

Patrick Nix Patrick Nix is an American football coach and former player. He played college football as a quarterback at Auburn University from 1992 to 1995. Nix served as the head football coach at Henderson State University from 1999 to 2000, compiling a ...

and Krista Nix.

References

External links

Oregon profile

Auburn profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nix, Bo 2000 births Living people American football quarterbacks Auburn Tigers football players Oregon Ducks football players People from Jefferson County, Alabama Players of American football from Alabama