Auburn fans were over the moon with what they were seeing from Deuce Knight in his first career start on Saturday against Mercer.

Deuce Knight amassedtied a school record by accounting for six touchdowns as Auburn beat lower-division Mercer 62-17 on Saturday

Initially, it was pretty obvious it was a question he wasn’t very comfortable with. In the end, his answer was an ‘A’ for one simple reason. “I did enough to make us win,” Beale said. “I don’t want to be too hard on myself. I mean, the Cajuns ...

Omer Mayer helped steady the Boilermakers, and Daniel Jacobsen had a career-high as the No. 1 Boilermakers cruised to another victory after a slow start.

The Tigers went into the break leading 35-17, with Knight already having racked up 173 rushing yards and four touchdowns on six carries and 120 more yards through the air on 11-of-16 passing. He is the first freshman in school history to record 150+ rushing yards and four touchdowns – and he did it in the opening 30 minutes of action.

It was the expected reaction for a freshman whose maturity has jumped out to those around him at Auburn. Knight, the former five-star recruit who seems to always have a smile on his face, got the starting nod for Auburn against Mercer with Ashton Daniels sitting out to preserve his redshirt. Once in the game, Knight quickly made an impact.