First Scrimmage

[Godfather]

First Scrimmage was yesterday.  From what I read Defense dominated. The offense couldn't get much going at all.  Nix threw 2 TD's and 3 interceptions.  He was also first one on the field.

[Snaggletiger]

We're doooooomed

[Godfather]

We're doooooomed

I blame it on the short arms of the new U

[Godfather]

Gus Malzahn put his youngest quarterback to the test during Auburn’s first scrimmage of training camp. The result? Bo Nix reportedly turned it over several times.

While Malzahn wouldn’t come out and confirm this during his most recent media availability, the Auburn coach was willing to note that his defense clearly won the day immediately after the first scrimmage of camp.

“The defense, particularly the orange defense, dominated the scrimmage, had a very good day,” Malzahn said on Thursday. “I think it was three turnovers, two interceptions, one was a pick-six and a fumble. So, they were getting after it, they were flying to the ball.”

That’s Malzahn’s story but according to Brandon Marcello of Auburn Undercover/247Sports, the offense threw three interceptions, with all being thrown by the true freshman:

The offense scored two touchdowns, combined, but the first-team offense was dominated by the first-team defense, which forced three-and-outs and picked off three passes (all by Nix) during the 84-play scrimmage, sources told Auburn Undercover.

However, before Auburn fans in the Nix camp begin to panic, it sounds like Malzahn went into the scrimmage with the plan of throwing a lot at his quarterbacks and seeing how they would react.

“Quarterbacks, we tried to put a lot on them,” Malzahn added. “Usually this is a base scrimmage, and it was to a certain point, but at the same time, there’s plays we know we are going to carry for the first game that we ran today, too. That’s by design to get them as many reps at some of the specific things we are trying to do in that first game to make them more comfortable with the different looks that we see.”

Nix may not have had a great first scrimmage but Auburn’s coach noted he is still a long way away from naming a starting quarterback on The Plains following the team’s most recent practice.

“100 percent, yeah. They’re going to need as many reps as they can get back there, behind – they’re going to need to feel that,” Malzahn continued. “Kinda like I said, I think different than some years is, these scrimmages, we’ve kinda already looked ahead to Oregon and some of the things that we know we are going to do. Give them as many reps as we can doing them so they are more reactive instead of having to think.”

Auburn still has several weeks to work through the competition under center before even getting to game week prep for the season opener against Oregon in Arlington and they’d rather have Nix toss these interceptions now, learn from his mistakes, and be able to fix them before facing off against a Pac-12 opponent eager to earn the first signature win of the season. If he does that, there’s still a chance he takes the field with the first-team offense come Aug. 31.

[Snaggletiger]

The future is bright.

While you can't be happy about the turnovers in any situation, I'm surprised if you ever hear that an offense dominates one of these scrimmages.  As a defense practicing against the same offense and seeing it on a daily basis, you pretty much know what's coming just about every play.

On a better note, I'm hearing that Bill Taylor is having a hell of a camp.

[AUTiger1]

First Scrimmage was yesterday.  From what I read Defense dominated. The offense couldn't get much going at all.  Nix threw 2 TD's and 3 interceptions.  He was also first one on the field.

I heard one was legit and Smoke took it to the house.  Heard the other two is because our receivers have dick hands and it tipped off their hands.

[Snaggletiger]

I heard one was legit and Smoke took it to the house.  Heard the other two is because our receivers have dick hands and it tipped off their hands.

[Saniflush]

You know it looks like he just jacked off an elephant.

[Snaggletiger]

You know it looks like he just jacked off an elephant.

[jmar]

Not too concerned with hands getting in the way.
Kodi will have our guys trapping balls against their chests come gametime.