Bo Nix

Former Auburn quarterback Bo Nix announced Sunday on Instagram that he is transferring to Oregon.

"Coast to Coast," he wrote. "It's official! #GoDucks."

Nix has familiarity with the coaching staff. New Oregon offensive coordinator Kenny Dillingham was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Auburn in 2019 when Nix was a freshman for the Tigers.

His first game came against Oregon, a 27-21 win in which Nix threw the game-winning touchdown pass in the final seconds. He won the SEC Freshman of the Year award that season.

Per Tom Green of AL.com, Dillingham—who was Florida State's offensive coordinator the past two years—"had been a candidate for the offensive coordinator vacancy on Bryan Harsin's staff this month. A source at the time told AL.com that part of Dillingham's interest in potentially returning to Auburn was the opportunity to work with Nix again."

In three years at Auburn, Nix threw for 7,251 yards, 39 touchdowns and 16 interceptions, completing 59.4 percent of his passes. 

In Nix's three seasons, the Tigers have gone just 21-15, and they are a disappointing 6-6 this year. He will have two years of eligibility remaining.

T.J. Finley is the favorite to serve as Auburn's starting quarterback. The sophomore stepped into the role in the Tigers' last two games after Nix suffered a season-ending ankle injury, throwing for 325 yards, three touchdowns and an interception. He was sacked seven times and Auburn lost both games.

"These guys have seen me in live action. These guys trust me," Finley said of serving as the starter, per Green. "They communicate well with me, and they allow me to do my job and communicate to them what I see on and off the field, and things of that nature. I think the guys have responded well to me stepping in and being the quarterback of the team.”

Bo Nix's career with the Auburn Tigers has come to an end.

The quarterback announced on his Instagram page that he plans on leaving the program as a graduate transfer. Nix started the last three years for Auburn and arrived at the school as a 5-star prospect in the class of 2019, per 247Sports' composite rankings.

Nix appeared well on his way to stardom when he started the season opener in 2019 and led the Tigers to a victory over Oregon. He also led the team to a victory over archrival Alabama that season behind two total touchdowns and ended up as the SEC Freshman of the Year.

Unfortunately for Auburn and the quarterback, consistency became an issue as his career continued.

He threw for 12 touchdowns and seven interceptions in his second season and appeared to take something of a step back. The team also went from 9-4 during his freshman campaign to 6-5 in his second season.

The Tigers were just 6-6 in 2021, and Nix missed the final two games thanks to a broken ankle after he at least improved on his turnovers with 11 touchdown passes to three interceptions.

He was more of a game manager than anything else during his time at Auburn, which surely wasn't what the program wasn't looking for when it brought in a 5-star signal-caller as it attempted to keep pace with the Crimson Tide in SEC and national championship races.

Auburn may now turn to LSU transfer TJ Finley, who went 17-of-26 for 137 yards with two touchdowns and one interception in a four-overtime loss to Alabama earlier this season.

As for Nix, he will add a veteran quarterback to whichever school he chooses as a graduate transfer.