Long time Ole Miss assistant Nix employed by Auburn

Jan 17, 2024, 01:01 PM ET AUBURN, Ala.– Derrick Nix is headed to Auburn as offensive planner, according to his current employer.Mississippi on Wednesday posted a message on X thanking Nix, the associate head coach and receivers coach, for 16 years of service, with a declaration from coach Lane Kiffin.”Acknowledging the opportunity to

end up being a first-time playcaller with full-time playcalling responsibilities as Offensive Coordinator at Auburn University,” stated the post, which was signed by Kiffin. Long time Ole Miss receivers coach Derrick Nix is headed to Auburn to act as offending coordinator. John Rivera/Icon Sportswire Auburn has not verified the hiring of Nix. Tigers coach Hugh Freeze fired coordinator Philip Montgomery, a former Tulsa head coach, after their first season.Nix’s Ole Miss agreement specifies that he would owe a buyout if he left for a task other

than a head-coaching or coordinator position with primary playcalling duties.The wording might potentially matter due to the fact that Freeze stated in an interview with ESPN just recently that he would take

over playcalling tasks after firing Montgomery. Freeze called his own plays at previous stops, including Ole Miss, Arkansas State and Liberty.Nix took over as receivers coach for Ole Miss in 2020 after previously coaching running backs. The previous Southern Miss running back coached receivers including Elijah Moore, Dontario Drummond and Tre Harris.He was promoted to associate head coach before the 2023 season.The Tigers ranked 121st of 130 FBS offenses in passing, balancing simply 162.2 yards per game. The Tigers averaged 351 yards and 26 points a game. Auburn amounted to just 300 backyards in a 31-13 loss to Maryland in the Music

City Bowl on Dec. 30.