A look at Auburn football's injury report before the Mercer game
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The Auburn Tigers now head into their final two games of the regular season, and at this time of the season every team is dealing with injuries. Auburn is no different as they will be missing some players when they host Mercer on Saturday.
Although no SEC Student-Athlete Availability Report is released for nonconference games, Auburn still has several injuries of note. Auburn received some bad news this week when they learned that linebacker Demarcus Riddick would be out for the rest of the season. During the off-week Riddick had shoulder surgery that will prevent him from playing in the final two games. Coming into the season he was the most experienced linebacker as that was the Tigers’ position with the most youth. He has just 13 tackles this season with one sack. As a freshman in 2024, he had 27 total tackles and three sacks.
In the Tigers’ last game versus Vanderbilt the defense was without defensive back Champ Anthony. He was dealing with a leg injury and heading into that game interim head coach D.J. Durkin listed him as day-to-day. Saturday will be an opportunity for Eric Winters and Jahquez Robinson to get more playing time if Anthony is unable to go.
A player that is out for the season is Connor Lew who suffered an ACL injury earlier in the season. However, there was some encouraging news this week for the Tigers when in pertains to injuries. Wide receiver Horatio Fields saw the practice field and was participating in drills with the other receivers. Durkin said he was day-to-day. Fields has not played for the Tigers since the loss to Oklahoma in September due to a broken foot. Auburn is hoping Fields can get a medical red shirt to play next season.
During his weekly press conference, Durkin gave a positive update on Cam Coleman who has been dealing with an ankle injury. “Cam’s healthy, he’s great, he’s been practicing and doing well. He’s full go. Whatever he was hobbled from in the game, you know, that’s just part of it. He had a lot of touches, and he made a lot of plays in the game; that’s part of it. We are excited about what he is going to continue to do moving forward,” Durkin said.
Coleman is coming off a big game versus Vanderbilt where he caught 10 passes for 143 yards and one touchdown. The Tigers will host the Mercer Bears on Saturday with a kickoff time of 1 p.m. CT and the game will be broadcast on SEC Network+.
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