Auburn's injured list is beginning to stack up after Keionte Scott was hurt against Samford.
Auburn’s top corner Nehemiah Pritchett hadn’t played in either of Auburn’s first two games either. He was close last week against Cal, and hopeful again as he warmed up in pads. Linebacker Larry Nixon III, who had previously picked up an injury, looked ready to play. So too did linebacker Jalen McLeod and offensive lineman Kam Stutts.
First came Pritchett, who after looking like he might be able to play, went back into the locker room and changed out of his pads and back in sweatpants. It’s exactly what happened a week ago against Cal, too. He appears to be dealing with an ankle injury picked up before the first game of the year. Scott’s injury coupled with Pritchett’s meant Auburn would be without two of its three starting cornerbacks. Kaufman had been one of Auburn’s best secondary pieces, too.
Other inexperienced faces like Sylvester Smith and Terrance Love also provided impactful play in a beat-up secondary. Scott has previously had issued with dropped punts, but focused hard on improving there over the offseason whereas punt returns may not have been a similar priority for Johnson and Fair.
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