Bo Nix leads Auburn to 38-23 upset of No. 17 Arkansas

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- , Three plays were all it took for Auburn. Strip-sack score. Fourth-down stop. Long touchdown pass. The Tigers turned a three-point deficit into an 11-point lead in the span of 3:03 and staved off Arkansas’ attempted comeback to upset the No. 17 Razorbacks 38-23 on Saturday. Auburn’s Derick Hall sacked and stripped KJ Jefferson in the Arkansas end zone and teammate Marcus Harris pounced on the fumble to give the Tigers a 21-17 lead early in the third quarter. On the ensuing drive, Jefferson marched the Razorbacks 45 yards, but on fourth-and-3 from the Auburn 30, he gained just a yard on a keeper. One play later, Bo Nix found Demetris Robertson over the top for a 71-yard touchdown for Auburn. “It was huge. Obviously the play of the game. Those back-to-back were important,” Nix said.