ATLANTA – If everything goes well Monday, Austin Golson’s final college football game likely won’t exemplify his most important trait.
If there are no offensive line injuries in Auburn’s Peach Bowl matchup against Central Florida, Golson likely will be stuck at left tackle – one of four positions he has played this season. However, it’s the versatility of the former Prattville High School star that could allow for him to go in the 2018 NFL draft.
No matter what happens in the NFL, his ability to play center, guard and tackle has impressed his head coach, Gus Malzahn, who said Wednesday that in 27 years as a high school or college coach, he has "never heard of" an offensive lineman show the versatility that Gholson has at this level.