Auburn football defensive lineman T.D. Moultry (99) dives at Akron Zips quarterback Kato Nelson (1) at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala., on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021. Auburn Tigers leads Akron Zips 37-0.
Week one went about as good as it could possibly go for Auburn football. The team ranked the highest in Tom Fornelli’s rankings, Bo Nix was the fifth highest-graded quarterback in the nation, and Tank Bigsby practically earned the title of CFB’s RB1.
Prior to the season, first-year head coach Bryan Harsin announced two season-long captains in Owen Pappoe and Chandler Wooten, who were selected by their teammates.