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Auburn football fans react to Joey Gatewood to UCF rumors

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This past week, the several-year-old Joey Gatewood-Bo Nix Auburn football QB debate was revisited when it was announced that he’d be leaving Lexington to transfer from the Kentucky Wildcats.

Now, it’s going to be ratcheted up to a whole new level if Gatewood can get on the field this upcoming season.

As it turns out, Gatewood is leaning towards Gus Malzahn and the UCF Knights as his third destination in his collegiate career.

Given Malzahn’s connection to the Gatewood-Nix competition back in the day, you knew the Auburn family was going to be vocal about these rumors:

The jokes write themselves

— All Aubarn (@AllAubarn) August 19, 2021

He will never play a game if he goes to UCF.