While some of you have made a career of whining about him, Bo Nix keeps winning. Time to chalk up another W. As he did as an Auburn true freshman five years ago, he will start the first game of his NFL career Sept. 8 as a Denver Broncos rookie. Coach Sean Payton, who partnered with another undersized, undervalued QB in Drew Brees to win a Super Bowl in New Orleans, made the announcement Wednesday.

No one who knows the Nix family was surprised. From father Patrick coming off the bench cold to throw the touchdown pass that turned the 1993 Iron Bowl, which preserved Auburn’s undefeated season, to son Bo making an almost identical throw to beat Oregon in his 2019 AU debut – and beyond – they’ve been an inspiring part of this state’s football fabric.