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Auburn football: Jarquez Hunter posts stat unlike any freshman since ’09

Auburn football running back Jarquez Hunter (27) runs the ball at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala., on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021. Auburn Tigers defeats Akron Zips 60-10.

Perhaps the most notable thing from Auburn football’s season opener on Saturday was how well Bo Nix played, but following that is the clinic that the Tigers’ running backs put on. If the first half was the Tank Bigsby show, the second half was the Jarquez Hunter show.

The true freshman out of Philadelphia, Mississippi hit the field in the third quarter and showed off his impressive speed and drive.