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Harsin: Nick Brahms is ‘done with football’

Nick Brahms has decided to end his career due to injuries.

Auburn will be without one of the most experienced linemen in the country.

[autotag]Nick Brahms[/autotag] has started 33 games at center for Auburn but will not be able to play in the 2022 college fotball season due to knee issues head coach [autotag]Brian Harsin[/autotag] announced Monday. Harsin added that Brahms is “done with football.”

Brahms appeared in 40 games during his five seasons at Auburn after redshirting in 2017. The 6-foot-4, 300-pound Brahms became the starting center during the 2018 season and then split starting duties during 2019 before winning the job towards the end of the season.

He was Auburn’s full-time starter for the 2021 and 2021 seasons and will leave a hole in the middle of the offensive line that Auburn must fill.

Junior [autotag]Tate Johnson[/autotag] is listed as the starter on Auburn’s Week 1 depth chart. Veteran [autotag]Jalil Irvin[/autotag] and sophomore [autotag]Avery Jernigan[/autotag] are listed as his backups. Johnson has appeared in one game during his career.

Auburn will start the season Saturday against Mercer at 6 p.m. CT in Jordan-Hare Stadium.

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2022 Auburn football preview: Offensive Line

Will this be the year the offensive line puts it all together?

The offensive line has been one of the most criticized units on the roster for the past several seasons. However, with nine upper-classmen competing for spots it is also one of the most experienced units on the team.

Starters [autotag]Nick Brahms[/autotag], [autotag]Brandon Council[/autotag], [autotag]Keiondre Jones[/autotag], and [autotag]Austin Troxell[/autotag] all return and veterans [autotag]Alec Jackson[/autotag], [autotag]Kilian Zierer[/autotag], [autotag]Brenden Coffey[/autotag], [autotag]Kam Stutts[/autotag], and [autotag]Jalil Irvin[/autotag] are pushing hard.

Offensive line coach [autotag]Will Friend[/autotag] has his work cut out for him trying to find the best starting five to help pave the way for Tank Bigsby and the rest of Auburn’s running backs. While the group flashed at times last season, they need to become more consistent for Auburn’s offense to take a step forward.

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Nick Brahms named to Wuerffel Trophy watch list

Auburn center Nick Brahms is being recognized for his work off the field.

From playing football for Auburn to flying planes and serving the community, it is easy to see that [autotag]Nick Brahms[/autotag] is not lazy.

Brahms, the four-year starter at center for Auburn football, is being recognized for his hard work off the field by being named to the Wuerffel Trophy watch list.

The Wuerffel Trophy, named after former Florida quarterback and Heisman Trophy award winner Danny Wuerffel, is the award given to the college football player who shows dedication in community service over the year.

This is the second-consecutive season that Brahms has made the preseason watch list for the Wuerffel Trophy. According to the press release from Auburn athletics, Brahms was one of 30 Senior CLASS Award candidates and was a CoSIDA First Team Academic All-America selection in 2021. He was also one of 13 student-athletes at Auburn to receive the Academic Excellence Award by the 1A Faculty Athletics Representatives.

Brahms is the third Tiger to be named to the Wuerffel Trophy watch list since 2018, joining [autotag]Derrick Brown[/autotag] and [autotag]Daniel Carlson[/autotag].

Last week, Brahms was named to the Rimington Trophy watch list, the award given to the nation’s best center.

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Auburn center named to award watchlist

Nick Brahms has made the watchlist three years in a row now.

Award watchlists typically kick up right before the college football season, and another Auburn football player has made a list.

Auburn center [autotag]Nick Brahms[/autotag], who first came to Auburn in 2018, was named to the Rimington Trophy watchlist on Friday. The Rimington Trophy is awarded yearly to the best center in college football.

The trophy watchlist is made up of 40 players and was created with the help of Pro Football Focus. Brahms, who is using an extra season of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic, has been on the watchlist for the past three years. He has yet to win it, however, as that honor has gone to Wisconsin’s Tyler Biadasz (2019), Alabama’s Landon Dickerson (2020) and Iowa’s Tyler Linderbaum (2021) in the years that he was nominated.

Auburn has had only one player win the trophy, which happened in 2014 when Reese Dismukes emerged as the winner. Dismukes was a consensus First-Team All-American and All-SEC nomination the year he won the award.

The winner of the award will be announced on Jan. 14, 2023 in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Spring Football Preview: Auburn’s offensive line settling into place

This group has a ton of experience but needs to improve in 2022

Auburn’s offensive line will be one of the most experienced groups on the roster next season.

The unit will have four six-years players, three fifth-year senior, one senior and two juniors. In total Auburn will have a combined 121 starts from that group.

That experience and leadership will be valuable for that team.

With that being said, the group has struggled the last few seasons and will need to be better in 2022 for the offense to take a step forward. Another area of concern is that Auburn has just five underclassmen on the roster.

Auburn made no secrets about their pursuit of several offensive lineman who were in the transfer portal and more high school recruits. The Tigers landed just one, true freshman Eston Harris.

Will Friend did a solid job piecing this unit together last season as multiple players suffered injuries but will need someone to take a step forward this season. Here is a look at the group.

One player requests Auburn’s Board of Trustees to meet with football team

The leaders in the locker room want to meet with the Board of Trustees.

Current reports reflect that Auburn’s Board of Trustees is investigating Tigers head coach Bryan Harsin. Auburn starting center Nick Brahms went to Twitter to ask the board and outgoing Auburn president Jay Gogue to speak with the leaders of the team.

Brahms, who has been at Auburn since 2017, invited the board to speak with the player leaders on the team. The players are one of the groups that interact with Harsin the most and should have valuable insight on how he carries himself.

“Your decisions will impact us and this program for years to come,” Brahms wrote. “We have valuable insight as we spend every day with Coach Harsin and his staff. We love Auburn just like all of you do.”

Brahms tagged Tank Bigsby, Barton Lester, Anders Carlson, Owen Pappoe, Derick Hall, and John Samuel Shenker in a second tweet.

Brahms is not the first player to weigh in on Harsin via social media, some have been positive while others have been negative.

At a recent board meeting, Gouge addressed the situation and did little to calm the situation.

“There have been a lot of rumors and speculation about our football program,” Gogue said. “I just want you to know we’re involved in trying to separate fact from fiction.”

The fact that so much of this debate has taken place publicly is not a good look for Auburn. Brahms having to ask the board to meet on Twitter is just another indictment of the dysfunction that is plaguing Auburn right now.

Regardless of if Harsin is Auburn’s coach moving forward, the dysfunction needs to be addressed for Auburn to have success on the field.

Nick Brahms, Austin Troxell returning for Auburn football in 2022

Auburn has received spree gapped mews regarding the offensive line.

The Tigers desperately need some offensive line help heading into next season, and they got some great news today.

Starting center Nick Brahms and starting offensive tackle Austin Trowel both announced via social media that they will be returning for their fifth and sixth years on The Plains in 2022.

Brahms has been Auburn’s starting center on and off since midway through 2018 and will bring leadership to a position that Auburn has struggled with due to injury and inconsistency.

Troxell on the other hand has been more of a depth piece for the Tigers at right tackle since 2017, He’s been battling injuries throughout his career and did not see any legitimate playing time until late in the 2020 season.

Any sort of positive news regarding depth and experience on the offensive line is greatly appreciated due to the struggles that the Tigers have had for quite some time.

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Auburn’s Nick Brahms named the best center in the SEC

The love for Nick Brahms continues to grow!

The preseason love for Nick Brahms isn’t going away.

Earlier this week, SEC Network analysts and WJOX radio host Cole Cubelic posted a graphic of his top five centers in the SEC.

Auburn’s Brahms was on top of the list.

Cubelic is a former offensive lineman and is an expert on all things that happen in the trenches. His endorsement is a big deal and something that Auburn fans should be excited about.

He has Brahms ranked ahead of Missouri’s Michael Maietti, LSU’s Liam Shanahan, Alabama’s Chris Owens, and Ricky Stromberg from Arkansas.

Brahms and the Tigers start their season this Saturday against the Akron Zips at 6:00 pm CST. The game can be streamed on ESPN+.

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Nine Auburn players named to preseason coaches All-SEC teams

Auburn had the third-most players named to the preseason coaches All-SEC teams

Nine Auburn players have been named to the 2021 preseason coaches All-SEC teams, that the SEC announced Tuesday.

Auburn’s nine selections are the third-most in the conference, behind only Alabama’s 13 and Georgia’s 11.

Tank Bigsby led the way for Auburn as the first-team running back and second-team all-purpose player.

Bigsby was the only player named to the first-team as center Nick Brahms, linebacker Zakoby McClain, safety Smoke Monday, and kicker Anders Carlson were all named to the second-team.

Quarterback Bo Nix, offensive lineman Brodarious Hamm, linebacker Owen Pappoe and cornerback Roger McCreary were each named to the coaches All-SEC third-team. Nix and Missouri’s Connor Bazelak tied for the quarterback spot on the third-team, while Hamm was tied with Ole Miss’ Nick Broeker and Arkansas’ Ty Clary for their spot on the third team.

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2021 Auburn football player profile, overview: No. 52 Nick Brahms

Can Nick Brahms lead this offensive line in 2021?

Name: Nick Brahms

Number: 52

Position: Offensive Line

Class: Senior

Height: 6’4”

Weight: 302 lbs

Hometown: Navarre, Florida

High School: Navarre

2020 Statistics: Started 11 games at center

Twitter: @Nick_Brahms

Overview: Brahms is the most experienced offensive lineman the Tigers have after starting every game at center a season ago. Offensive line coach Will Friend spoke positively about his ability to communicate during the spring practices and he looks to be the anchor the staff will try to build the rest of the offensive line around. If the progress he made in the spring can translate to the field, then the offensive line and the entire offense will be in a better spot for the upcoming season.

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