Overview
- Durkin will continue to call Auburn’s defense, with offensive coordinator Derrick Nix taking over play-calling on offense.
- Ashton Daniels was named the starting quarterback for Saturday’s game in Nashville.
- Starting safety Champ Anthony is out and is expected to miss the remainder of the regular season, with Jahquez Robinson and freshman AnQuon Fegans slated to step in.
- Thursday’s SEC availability update moved linebacker Elijah Melendez and kickoff specialist Connor Gibbs to probable, while Brandon Frazier and Jourdin Crawford remained questionable.
- The latest report lists Horatio Fields, Connor Lew, Sam Turner and Donovan Starr as out, as Vanderbilt enters at 7-2 and at home on SEC Network at 3 p.m. CT.