Auburn true freshman quarterback Deuce Knight shined during the team's 62-17 win over Mercer on Saturday. In the first start of Knight's Tigers career, he finished 15-of-20 for 239 yards and two touchdowns without getting picked off. He also rushed for a game-high 162 yards and four scores on just nine carries.

Former George County football star Deuce Knight set a school record in his first-ever start for the Auburn Tigers on Saturday. The Lucedale native and true freshman quarterback scored six total touchdowns in Auburn’s 62-17 win over the Mercer Bears.

Although he spent most of the season as an observer, Knight split practice snaps with Jackson Arnold this week and is set to make his first career start.

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Deuce Knight gave the Auburn offense the boost it has been looking for, and the freshman quarterback gave a shoutout to Jackson Arnold.

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AUBURN, Ala.- The Auburn Tigers (5-6) throttled the Mercer Bears (9-2), 62-17, in a second-half takeover by the Tigers. Here are a few takeaways from the Tigers’ beatdown of the Bears. In his first career start for the Tigers, Deuce Knight accumulated six total touchdowns for the Auburn offense, tying a school record.

The Auburn freshman quarterback revealed former starter Jackson Arnold identified Mercer's defensive coverage before his first-play touchdown run.

Deuce Knight electrified the crowd on the Plains early in Saturday's game against Mercer with an introduction unlike any other.

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