Auburn freshman quarterback Deuce Knight is expected to start at quarterback on Saturday against Mercer, per Tom Loy of 247Sports .

The news comes after interim head coach DJ Durkin announced on Monday that Ashton Daniels would preserve his redshirt status for next season and would not play on Saturday.

Knight, the No. 6 quarterback prospect in the 2025 class, per 247Sports’ recruiting rankings , saw action against Ball State in the Tigers’ home opener and completed 2-of-5 passes for 20 yards while adding 16 yards on the ground on four carries.

“I feel like Deuce has a lot of great football ahead of him, and he hasn’t had that opportunity. He is going to get that opportunity,” Durkin said on Monday. “And you can just tell a difference. We practiced last night, and you can te

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