Former Auburn Tigers quarterback Bo Nix shocked the college football world when he decided to transfer from Auburn to Oregon.
Nix is the son of former Tigers quarterback Patrick Nix, so he naturally attended Auburn as well. But after his time there ran its course, he decided to go to Oregon while he still had some eligibility.
He recently explained why he left to Yogi Roth.
“This school has changed my life,” Nix said. “This school just gave me an opportunity to be myself again and get out of the spotlight of, ‘You’re playing because your dad played here,’ or ‘You are only doing it because you are an Auburn fan’ or this and that.”
“But now I can just go do it because I love playing quarterback,” he added.
It’s obvious that the pressure of being the son of a former Auburn quarterback was getting to Nix and this was a refreshing start for the quarterback.
Also, there were rumors that Nix and former head coach Bryan Harsin didn’t get along very well, which may be another reason why he left.
Whatever the reason, he seems to have found a home in Eugene away from the pressures of SEC fans and the pressures of having to compete against his father’s legacy at Auburn.
About Stacey Mickles
Stacey is a 1995 graduate of the University of Alabama who has previously worked for other publications such as Sportskeeda and Saturday Down South.