Former Auburn running back Terry Henley told a Birmingham-area radio station Thursday the "doesn't believe Clemson can beat Auburn.
Henley was a guest on
the "Opening Drive" radio show on WJOX.
Auburn hosts Dabo Swinney's Clemson Tigers at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Sept. 3.
"I have a better shot at outrunning Usain Bolt than Clemson beating Auburn," Henley exclaimed. "I don't believe it on a Saturday night and that stadium rockin and rolling," Henley explained, " and
(Carl) Lawson chasing (DeShaun) Watson around. He's going to be hanging around his neck like a cheap piece of jewelry. 
"I think Auburn wins that game."
Henley, an All-American running back in 1972 who helped the Tigers go 10-1, ran for 1,542 career rushing yards and had 19 total touchdowns.
If Auburn wins, it wouldn't be the first time Henley predicted a game's outcome.
Former Auburn athletic director David Housel told AL.com in 2011, it was Henley who predicted the 1972 "Punt, Bama, Punt" game in which the Tigers upset Alabama 17-16 at Legion Field.
"We had a tailback named Terry Henley, who was also the mouth of the South,"
Housel said at the time. "Alabama was (ranked) No. 2, and all week long he said, 'We're going to beat the No. 2 out of Alabama.' After that game, when Auburn won, they came back and there was toilet paper everywhere."
It was only natural Henley, a running back, was asked about the running game without a
dismissed Jovon Robinson.
"Well, Gus (Malzahn) has some challenges," he said. "He wants to run the football. He really does. His system calls for that. They have to have someone who can run between the tackles. (Kamryn) Pettway seems to be the guy who can run between the tackles. (Kerryon) Johnson is more your elusive guy.
"The best running back is our safety (Johnathan) Ford. He is the best player to put at running back."
Johnson, earlier this month, said he felt he could be
Auburn's next 1,000-yard rusher, while Pettway is eager to
fill the role of bruising back.
And since offense was the topic, he was, of course, asked about the quarterback race.
"I have to go with the experienced guy who has been in a game, and that would be (Sean) White," Henley said.
He went on to say that (Woody) Barrett could be developed during the season, but "(John) Franklin hasn't developed as a quarterback from what I understand."
