Auburn Tigers quarterback Jackson Arnold was so good against the Baylor Bears in a 38-24 win last Friday in Waco that he's bringing fans back to a different place and time. A time when the team was closer to contending with the SEC's elite than losing to the likes of the Vanderbilt Commodores.
A time before Payton Thorne. Before Phillip Montgomery, or Mike Bobo.
The Gus Malzahn era.
Specifically, Malzahn's last great quarterback, Bo Nix. Unfortunately, many Tiger fans would be mad at the idea of calling Nix "great," but his NFL rookie season with the Denver Broncos and his Oregon Ducks career proved he always had that potential.