Auburn’s win over Baylor gave Bryce Cain a glimpse of what he can be for this offense, and Alex Golesh made it clear Monday that the Tigers want to keep opening that door.
Cain delivered one of Auburn’s most electric snaps in the 17-16 victory when he took a reverse and ripped off 25 yards. He also made his presence felt on punt team, where he worked as a gunner and showed strong effort.
Golesh pointed to that versatility when discussing Cain’s role.
"We got to find ways for Bryce to have success," Golesh said. "He did a really good job for us on special teams.
Certainly, that play was explosive. He's got a skill set that's dynamic.
He can roll. And we'll continue to evolve his role as it goes.
He's earned the right to play, and we're certainly continuing to find ways to make that happen. I'm proud of him, and we will continue to plug with him.
It wasn't necessarily the game. He's earned that right as we've gone.
That's why we've kind of moved him around to try to find opportunities for him to get on the field. And I give him a lot of credit.
He's accepted his role as it was last week. And he continues to strive to create a bigger one for himself."
For Auburn, Cain looks like the kind of player who can do a little bit of everything, and the staff appears ready to keep testing just how much more he can handle.
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