The news that Auburn is sitting quarterback Ashton Daniels on Saturday to allow him to redshirt this season should be great news to anyone related to Mercer.
In his first start two weeks ago against Vanderbilt, Daniels showed what he could do with his arm, throwing for 353 yards and two touchdowns in the overtime loss to the Commodores. The Stanford transfer would likely put up huge numbers against the Bears as well, as Mike Jacobs' team allows 241.1 passing yards per game, ranking 96th in the FCS.
Now, the Bears will face Jackson Arnold, who has proven to be ineffective in the passing game with just six touchdown passes and two interceptions in nine games, and Deuce Knight, an unproven freshman who will get his first meaningful snaps after appearing in mop-up duty late in the 42-3 victory over Ball State all the way back in Week 2.