Alex McPherson expected to play this season despite health issue

Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze has shared an update regarding the injury status of an important piece to the Tigers’ roster.

Alex McPherson , a sophomore kicker for the Tigers, has missed time this offseason due to a non-injury-related illness. Freeze shared McPherson’s status with Auburn alumni at an AMBUSH event in Alexander City this week, saying he expects McPherson to play this season.

“(McPherson is) just battling a health issue,” Freeze said . “It’s taken a while, really, to get diagnosed. It has to do with his gastro-intestines. I think they’re on the path to being on the right track.”

McPherson falls in line with several great Auburn kickers in recent memory. In his first full season as the Tigers’ starting kicker, McPherson was perfect (40-for-40) in point after touchdown attempts and was 13-of-13 in field goal opportunities with a long of 53. In his career, he has made 19-of-20 field goal attempts.

If McPherson does in fact miss time in 2024, Auburn will turn to freshman kicker Towns McGough . McGough earned folk-hero status with Auburn fans during the 2024 A-Day game, where he connected on 7-of-7 field goal opportunities.

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