WACO, Texas — Auburn football brought Oklahoma transfer quarterback Jackson Arnold in to help recharge its passing attack, but fittingly enough, the former Sooner’s first touchdown as a Tiger came on the ground in Friday’s contest against Baylor.
It gave the Tigers’ a 7-3 first quarter lead over the Bears, as Arnold scrambled for a 24-yard score to cap a 12-play, 96-yard scoring drive, which was Auburn‘s first of the season.
The junior showed his capabilities on the ground as Oklahoma’s starter for much of 2024, tallying 444 rush yards and 3 rushing touchdowns, including a career-high 131 rush yards in a 24-3 upset of Alabama.
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He also had a 75-rush yard effort in the next week’s contest against LSU, and he generated 97 rush yards and two rushing touchdowns in an early season win over Tulane.
Adam Cole is the Auburn athletics beat writer for the Montgomery Advertiser. He can be reached via email at acole@gannett.com or on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, @colereporter. To support Adam’s work, please subscribe to the Montgomery Advertiser.
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