Time for a switch? Bo Nix's rough first half has fans tweeting about Joey Gatewood
True freshman Bo Nix’s first outing as the Auburn starting quarterback is not going the way Tigers fans hoped.
In the first half, Nix was 6-of-18 passing for 91 yards with two interceptions and no touchdowns. It’s no surprise to see that many people watching (Auburn fans, SEC fans, college football fans) are wondering if head coach Gus Malzahan should make a change and go with Joey Gatewood, the redshirt freshman who lost the offseason competition to Nix.
Benching Nix could potentially hurt his confidence going forward, but many people are wondering what Gatewood might be able to do. Here’s a small sampling of what people are saying on social media:
Joey Gatewood watching this #Auburn game pic.twitter.com/cyaLl3mvT3
— Thomas Grace (@Thad_Grapeseed) September 1, 2019
Gatewood wasn’t better than Nix?
— David Waters – Gators Breakdown (@GatorDave_SEC) September 1, 2019
https://twitter.com/TriggaManT_Raww/status/1167969012115881986
Time for the Joey Gatewood era to begin. Feel bad for Bo, but he's got to step aside.
— Tim Melton (@MeltonTalks) September 1, 2019
Joey Gatewood time for Auburn? pic.twitter.com/cOjlmiUb3M
— Nick Howard (@drawoHkciN38) September 1, 2019
Joey Gatewood… pic.twitter.com/Qomk6zpgNY
— Matt Schick (@ESPN_Schick) September 1, 2019
Put. In. Joey. Gatewood.
— Lucas (@lucas_alred) September 1, 2019
Auburn should be winning this game please put in Joey Gatewood…
— Yoma (@Yoma2k_) September 1, 2019
I love Bo Nix as a kid but Joey Gatewood is the only QB on this roster that can cover up Gus’ issues
— Brian Harbach (@HarbachCFB) September 1, 2019
Anyone else think that maybe a Joey Gatewood series in the 2nd half might be a good idea?
— Auburn Bracketology (@AUbracketology) September 1, 2019
Joey Gatewood should be mad
— iamchrismicheal (@boyd_micheal) September 1, 2019
we can put joey gatewood in but hey let please the boosters pic.twitter.com/saG9tmGqTn
— … (@thethreefou) September 1, 2019
Gotta get Joey Gatewood in the game !!
— mike_mckenney (@__bigmike11) September 1, 2019
Can I please see fucking Joey Gatewood
— theChuckyRoberts⛳️ (@chucksteer_50) September 1, 2019
Game over .. Joey GATEWOOD would be the better option
— AuburnTigerRasta (@AuburnRasta) September 1, 2019
Well. This article aged well…
I know, right? Funny thing about writing an article about a game during the game is that you’re only playing with half the deck.
Oops?
These writers can’t get Auburn right,
Feel bad for Gatewood though. He made a huge play for us though
Aren’t the writers just reporting the reaction of Auburn fans in the 1st half? It’s easy to see what the fans got wrong, but, what did the writers get wrong?
Gotta give Gus credit for hanging with him. Bo is gonna win a lot of games at Auburn.