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AUBURN — It’s been a season of change for Auburn football.
The Tigers will have two new coordinators in 2024, and a couple of beloved former players turned staff members − Cadillac Williams and Zac Etheridge − have resigned from their roles. Hugh Freeze isn’t the first coach to shuffle the deck after a disappointing first season, but it’s a lot to keep track of.
Here’s a breakdown, which will be updated throughout offseason developments. Auburn, along with every other program in the country, is allowed 10 on-field assistants. A coordinator can sometimes also coach a position. For example, Philip Montgomery was offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2023.
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Offensive coordinator: TBD
The Tigers announced the firing of Montgomery on Jan. 5. Montgomery, the former coach at Tulsa from 2015-22, led an Auburn offense in 2023 that struggled to do much of anything through the air. The program has yet to hire his replacement.
Defensive coordinator: TBD
After what many deemed a fairly successful season, defensive coordinator Ron Roberts has reportedly left the Tigers in favor of joining coach Billy Napier at Florida. He still appears on Auburn’s staff page, though, and the Tigers have not announced his replacement.
QBs: TBD
Montgomery’s departure means Auburn also needs a new QBs coach. Payton Thorne started all but one game in 2023 − Robby Ashford, Holden Geriner and Hank Brown saw some reps, too − as the quartet combined to complete 188 of the 316 passes they threw for 2,107 yards and 18 touchdowns.
RBs: TBD
Williams announced his resignation from the staff Jan. 11. He spent five seasons as a coach on the Plains, first hired by former coach Gus Malzahn in 2019, retained by Bryan…
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Author : The Montgomery Advertiser
Publish date : 2024-01-12 16:37:00
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