Auburn To Sit QB Ashton Daniels vs. Mercer To Preserve Redshirt

Auburn quarterback Ashton Daniels will sit out Saturday vs. Mercer to preserve his redshirt for the season.

Interim head coach D.J. Durkin said that Jackson Arnold and freshman Deuce Knight will play Saturday but did not name a starter. Per ESPN:

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Daniels, a senior transfer from Stanford, has suited up three times for the Tigers (4-6, 1-6 SEC) this season and can only play in one more game to redshirt and retain another year of eligibility.

With Auburn finishing at home against No. 10 Alabama, Durkin opted to keep Daniels off the field until the Iron Bowl rivalry.

"You have a great responsibility as a head coach to do what is best for your football team and your program at all times," Durkin said. "That's what you were hired to do. That's what you need to do. I also feel that you have a great responsibility to the young men that you coach and to their families to do what is best for them.

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