Bo Wallace praises former Ole Miss assistant Derrick Nix as Auburn play-caller
By David Wasson
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The Auburn Tigers uncorked their best offensive performance of the 2025 season in Week 11, recording 563 yards of total offense and 38 points in a 45-38 overtime loss at No. 16 Vanderbilt.
According to former Ole Miss quarterback, the credit for the Tigers’ outburst should go to Auburn offensive coordinator/running backs coach Derrick Nix.
“Congrats to Coach Nix. Called a great game,” Wallace wrote on his X account. “Was always a fav in our locker room. He deserves another great job.”
Nix coached the Rebels from 2008-23, starting at the running backs coach from 2008-19, then the wide receivers coach from 2020-22 and then as associate head coach/wide receivers coach in 2023. Nix departed Oxford in 2024 to reunite with Hugh Freeze, joining the Auburn staff.
Auburn also posted 38 points in a season-opening victory at Baylor, though the Tigers amassed 415 yards of total offense that night in Waco. Auburn entered Week 11 ranked 15th out of 16 teams in the SEC with just 329.56 yards per game, and was also 14th in scoring offense at 22.33 points per outing.
Auburn is idle in Week 12, and returns to action at home against Mercer on Nov. 22 (2 p.m. ET, SEC Network+).
An APSE national award-winning writer and editor, David Wasson has almost four decades of experience in the print journalism business in Florida and Alabama. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times and several national magazines and websites. He also hosts Gulfshore Sports with David Wasson, weekdays from 3-5 pm across Southwest Florida and on FoxSportsFM.com. His Twitter handle: @JustDWasson.
