AUBURN − Auburn football named Derrick Nix the offensive coordinator and running backs coach back in January of this year. After spending the last 16 years at Ole Miss as a running backs, wide receivers and assistant head coach, he broke down Wednesday why this was right time for him to come to the Plains.
“I’m a believer, and this was a God-led decision. It was just the right time for me and my family,” Nix said. “In my mind I accomplished the things I wanted to do at Ole Miss, and if you know Hugh Freeze like I know him, he is a great recruiter too.”
“I’m in a position where I’m learning on the go. So to be with a guy like coach Freeze and a (quarterbacks coach) Kent Austin, who I have worked with before, I look at this situation as a place where I can develop and be the best version of myself.”
Replacing Cadillac Williams and current relationship with Lane Kiffin
Nix will be replacing former Auburn running backs coach Cadillac Williams, who resigned earlier this year after coaching at Auburn for the last five seasons.
Nix said he spoke with Williams, and the two wished each other well.
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“I understand that I can only be me. Williams was a heck of a football player and has done a great job as a coach in just a short time already,” Nix said. “Him and I have spoken since the change and we wished each other luck down the road.
In regard to Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin, things are still cool between the former colleagues, Nix said. They crossed paths recently during spring break.
“I saw him when I went back down for spring break,” Nix said. “It was during a worship service, and we had a cordial conversation.”
Recruiting vision
Nix is widely regarded as one of the top recruiters in the SEC. During his time at Ole Miss, he…
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Publish date : 2024-03-20 20:00:02
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