The Auburn Tigers raced out to a 28-0 lead en route to a 42-16 win over the Mercer Bears at Jordan-Hare Stadium Saturday Night.\u00a0 The win snapped the Tigers five-game losing streak, dating back to November 6th, 2021 and a 20-3 loss to Texas A&M.<\/p>\n
TJ Finley did get the starting nod at quarterback for the Tigers, but backup Robbie Ashford was mixed into the lineup as well.\u00a0 <\/span>Finley was 9-14 with 114 yards and a touchdown, but he also threw a pair of interceptions.\u00a0 <\/span>Ashford was 4-7 for 100 yards in the air while rushing the ball six times for 68 yards.<\/p>\n Junior running back Tank Bigsby led the Tigers ground attack with 147 yards on 18 carries and two touchdowns.\u00a0 <\/span>Sophomore running back Jarquez Hunter only carried the ball eight times for 34 yds, but scored three touchdowns.<\/p>\n Wide Receiver Ja\u2019Varrius Johnson had a huge night with 4 catches for 117 yards.\u00a0 Sh<\/span>edrick Jackson also had four receptions while Tight End John Samuel Shanker caught two balls, one being a touchdown.<\/p>\n The two teams had to sit thru an 87-minute lightning delay.\u00a0 Following the delay, Bigsby scored on the first play, a 39 yard touchdown run.<\/p>\n Auburn beings the season 1-0 and hosts San Jose State next Saturday Night, kickoff 6:30P CT.<\/p>\n WATCH Auburn Head Coach Bryan Harsin’s Post-Game Press Conference.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XTEbLCI5vOA<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"