Bryan Harsin comments on 'tough' road win, Demetris Robertson's 71-yard TD

Coach Bryan Harsin watched his Auburn team close out an impressive road victory on Saturday, 38-23, at Arkansas.

Bo Nix was efficient with a 21-for-26 performance passing, for 292 yards, 2 touchdowns and an interception. One of those touchdowns was a 71-yard scoring strike to Demetris Robertson, as the Tigers rang up 427 yards.

Harsin was pleased with a fourth-quarter drive that went 12 plays for 75 yards and covered more than 6 minutes.

Auburn’s 6 straight wins over Arkansas is the program’s best active winning streak against an SEC opponent.

Here’s a sampling of what Harsin told the media:

Auburn HC Bryan Harsin: “I thought Arkansas coming into today was a tough opponent. They showed that today… It’s not easy, going up against a team like this and getting the win.”

— Justin Ferguson (@JFergusonAU) October 16, 2021

Auburn HC Bryan Harsin: “That was a great call by Coach Bobo. (The staff) had seen an opportunity for that route… D-Rob did a good job of attacking the defense, attacking the DB.”

— Justin Ferguson (@JFergusonAU) October 16, 2021

Bryan Harsin: “It was good to see our wide receives, our passing game have some explosive plays today”

— Tom Green (@Tomas_Verde) October 16, 2021

Bryan Harsin on Auburn overcoming its issues with drops today: “Sometimes when you have something become such a focus, you have to take a step back and have some perspective. Our guys are going to catch the ball. We just have to work on it every day.”

— Nathan King (@NathanKing247) October 16, 2021

Bryan Harsin on the long fourth-quarter drive: “That was a drive that I was very proud of. … That’s the way we want to play.”

— Bennett Durando (@BennettDurando) October 16, 2021

Harsin on Bo Nix hitting Ja’Varrius Johnson for the early TD: “You put a plan in. You feel like everything you put in is going to have some type of success. So when you hit it early … it creates that belief and that momentum that are important in a four-hour game.”

— Bennett Durando (@BennettDurando) October 16, 2021