toddc 13,194 Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Auburn center Tate Johnson out 6-8 weeks 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddc 13,194 Posted September 26, 2022 Author Share Posted September 26, 2022 Auburn to have changes on the offensive line for LSU with Johnson out because of injury ByJASON CALDWELL 41 minutes ago Share18 Comments AUBURN, Alabama—Coming off a lackluster offensive performance in last weekend’s 17-14 overtime win over Missouri, Auburn (3-1, 1-0) is expected to have a different look on the offensive line with the news that starting center Tate Johnson will miss a significant amount of time following an arm injury suffered on Saturday. Coach Bryan Harsin announced Monday that Johnson will have surgery on his elbow on Thursday. The timeline is expected to be at least 6-8 weeks according to Harsin. Johnson was replaced by senior Jalil Irvinagainst Missouri, but the Auburn offense struggled to run the football. In the final three quarters, Auburn had just 13 yards rushing and just five in the final two quarters and overtime. Irvin is listed as the starter for the Auburn offense heading into Saturday's game at Jordan-Hare Stadium. 18COMMENTS In addition to the changes at center on Saturday, Auburn also saw some different faces along the line of scrimmage with Alec Jackson getting some reps behind Kam Stutts at right guard and Brenden Coffey working behind Kilian Zierer at left tackle. Seventh-year senior guard Brandon Councilcould be a player to watch this week after he got reps at center during the preseason. That could be something the Tigers revisit this week in preparation for LSU, with sophomore Jeremiah Wright a possibility to get some snaps at guard along with junior Keiondre Jones. Another player in the mix could be sophomore Avery Jernigan, who has worked exclusively at center going back to the spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuCivilEng1 11,046 Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Senior leadership at Center with Council would be nice. Cant be any worse than what we’ve seen so far. I used to give Brahms tons of sh*t but that big soft bag of teddy bears was the super glue and duct tape that held our pitiful group of offensive linemen together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUinMS9528 1,086 Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 (edited) Sad. My man crush rose up and got the starting job. And now he’s out for an extended time. 😢 At least our HC has united the team and fan base and we’re in the playoff conversation. Oh, wait….. Edited September 26, 2022 by AUinMS9528 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taker 494 Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 13 minutes ago, AUinMS9528 said: Sad. My man crush rose up and got the starting job. And now he’s out for an extended time. 😢 At least our HC has united the team and fan base and we’re in the playoff conversation. Oh, wait….. I see what you did there 😏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryland tiger 616 Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Tate is going to be a really good lineman. I wish him a speedy and health recovery. Really hate to hear this news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weagl1 1,789 Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 Hate it for the kid but it happens in football. I wish him a speedy recovery and a great OL coach to play under next year. If he puts on about 20 lbs of muscle and gets some good coaching he might be our future at center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenlee36 1,654 Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 We need to get the nastiest players in the field if they exist. If J Wright is a dog, put him on the field. If Harris can get some movement, get him on the field. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dual-Threat Rigby 8,819 Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 22 hours ago, AuCivilEng1 said: Senior leadership at Center with Council would be nice. Cant be any worse than what we’ve seen so far. I used to give Brahms tons of sh*t but that big soft bag of teddy bears was the super glue and duct tape that held our pitiful group of offensive linemen together. I remember we did the same thing to Kaleb Kim when we had a league average rushing attack and he looked like the visible weak point. Good times 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autan 754 Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 Hope Tate has a speedy recovery. He seemed to be settling in when injury bug hit. Not sure when injury happened, but first couple of AU drives looked pretty good. May be next year (spring) before TJ gets back to full speed. Will that be his Senior year? Not sure how that works. Tate was in 2020 class. So this is his third year at Auburn. As I understand it, he did not play in a game first two years but is listed as a Junior on the roster. Ashford was in same (2020) class at Oregon. He did not play the first two years, but he is listed as a Freshman. I know there are redshirt years, Covid years, medical redshirts, etc, but I guess they have to be applied for by Auburn?. Wonder if Tate is just ready to move on after next year. We have several 6th year Seniors and one 7th yr Senior. I guess roster management takes care of those issues. Hope Tate somehow gets a redshirt year and stays on with a little extra size and strength. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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