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Auburn football: TJ Finley QB swap was Bryan Harsin stroke of genius

Auburn football head coach Bryan Harsin earned his stripes with a stroke-of-genius decision to replace Bo Nix with TJ Finley.

Finley–a week ahead of a now must-watch battle in the Bayou against his former team LSU–did the absolute most spectacular thing he could have, given the circumstances, by evading a fourth-down sack and finding Shedrick Jackson in the end zone for the go-ahead touchdown.

He then eliminated the chance for Georgia State to win with a field goal on the return (more about that chance in a minute) with a 2-point conversion to Kobe Hudson go up 27-24.