Austin Keys picked up a thumb injury during Auburn's win against UMass.
Auburn starting linebacker Austin Keys will have surgery after picking up a thumb injury in Auburn’s game Saturday against UMass, head coach Hugh Freeze said during the Wednesday SEC conference call with reporters.Keys dealt with a shoulder injury during the preseason and wore a yellow non-contact jersey before Auburn’s second scrimmage. He was healthy to start in Auburn’s first game, but it is not immediately known when exactly the injury occurred.
“We’ve got a long list,” Freeze said Monday. “From Nick Mardner to Austin Keys to Jalen to Pritchett. All of those guys hopefully can have a good week. We can really, really use some of those guys.” When Keys was injured during fall camp, Nixon was consistently the linebacker filling his spot while Eugene Asante and Cam Riley rotated in the weak side linebacker role. Riley started alongside Keys in the UMass game. It is possible, given the strong preseason Asante had, to start the former North Carolina transfer in Keys’ position. Asante led Auburn with six tackles against UMass, including 1.5 for loss and 0.5 sacks.
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