AuburnSports.com reports the Tigers received another commitment on Saturday when Demond Washington, a three-star athlete, chose Auburn over Ole Miss.
Washington was previously committed to Ole Miss, but has been wavering on that commitment for several weeks now.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Coaching salaries
A source with familiarity of the football coaching contracts confirmed their basic yearly payouts on Thursday.
As expected, Auburn coach Gene Chizik will make a basic salary of $2 million per season. In a surprise move, though, defensive coordinator Ted Roof pocketed the biggest yearly earning.
Remember, Roof is a former head coach and can probably demand a higher pricetag.
Here are the salaries (per year):
Ted Roof, defensive coordinator: $370,000
Gus Malzahn, offensive coordinator: $350,000
Trooper Taylor, receivers coach: $320,000
Tracy Rocker, defensive line coach: $300,000
Jeff Grimes, offensive line coach: $290,000
Curtis Luper, running backs coach: $260,000
Jay Boulware, tight ends coach/special teams coach: $180,000
Open records requests for the contracts have not yet been returned -- that is likely partly because they haven't been finalized yet.
As expected, Auburn coach Gene Chizik will make a basic salary of $2 million per season. In a surprise move, though, defensive coordinator Ted Roof pocketed the biggest yearly earning.
Remember, Roof is a former head coach and can probably demand a higher pricetag.
Here are the salaries (per year):
Ted Roof, defensive coordinator: $370,000
Gus Malzahn, offensive coordinator: $350,000
Trooper Taylor, receivers coach: $320,000
Tracy Rocker, defensive line coach: $300,000
Jeff Grimes, offensive line coach: $290,000
Curtis Luper, running backs coach: $260,000
Jay Boulware, tight ends coach/special teams coach: $180,000
Open records requests for the contracts have not yet been returned -- that is likely partly because they haven't been finalized yet.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Auburn recruiting news
The Tigers landed more defensive help Monday when a pair of defensive linemen committed to Auburn, according to AuburnSports.com.
Jamar Travis, a four-star defensive tackle from W.S. Neal, switched his commitment from Southern Mississippi to Auburn.
Travis said Sunday that he planned to reevaluate his decision to attend USM. As he said, he reached his final answer on Monday morning.
Auburn also landed defensive end Nosa Eguae, a 6-foot-3, 244-pound defensive end from Mansfield-Summit High School in Texas.
Chizik visited Eguae at his home on Monday, when the three-star defensive end committed to join the Auburn program.
Auburn didn’t offer either player until Gene Chizik took over as coach.
Auburn’s recruiting class is now up to 21 members. The Tigers are expected to host several highly sought prospects this weekend, the final visit weekend of the current recruiting season.
Jamar Travis, a four-star defensive tackle from W.S. Neal, switched his commitment from Southern Mississippi to Auburn.
Travis said Sunday that he planned to reevaluate his decision to attend USM. As he said, he reached his final answer on Monday morning.
Auburn also landed defensive end Nosa Eguae, a 6-foot-3, 244-pound defensive end from Mansfield-Summit High School in Texas.
Chizik visited Eguae at his home on Monday, when the three-star defensive end committed to join the Auburn program.
Auburn didn’t offer either player until Gene Chizik took over as coach.
Auburn’s recruiting class is now up to 21 members. The Tigers are expected to host several highly sought prospects this weekend, the final visit weekend of the current recruiting season.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Funny note
I'm here at the Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum for today's Auburn-Tennessee women's basketball game.
Auburn leads 31-26 at halftime and the Volunteers have yet to attempt a free throw.
Think Pat Summit is angry?
Here's what she said to a security guard while walking into the locker room:
"How do you get to the free throw line in this place? We're Tennessee. It's B.S."
Auburn leads 31-26 at halftime and the Volunteers have yet to attempt a free throw.
Think Pat Summit is angry?
Here's what she said to a security guard while walking into the locker room:
"How do you get to the free throw line in this place? We're Tennessee. It's B.S."
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Walk-on starting punter walks away
Evan Woodbery of The Mobile Press-Register reported today that Clinton Durst has decided to leave the football program after a dispute with the new staff over his scholarship status.
According to the story, Durst does not plan to return to the program.
Durst, who had never previously played organized football before last year, beat out preseason all-SEC punter Ryan Shoemker for the starting spot.
Shoemaker appears to be the frontrunner for the starting punter spot with both Durst and another backup punter, Patrick Tatum, no longer in the mix.
According to the story, Durst does not plan to return to the program.
Durst, who had never previously played organized football before last year, beat out preseason all-SEC punter Ryan Shoemker for the starting spot.
Shoemaker appears to be the frontrunner for the starting punter spot with both Durst and another backup punter, Patrick Tatum, no longer in the mix.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Goodbye again, Willis
Less than three weeks after Gene Chizik rehired James Willis to the Auburn staff, Willis is again no longer a Tigers coach.
This time, there won't be a reunion -- at least not any time soon.
That's because on Wednesday, Alabama hired Willis to coach linebackers.
Willis' rehiring marked the first coach officially hired to Chizik's new staff. Some think Chizik rehired Willis in attempt to regain some of the recruits that were leaving. Willis leaves after one of his prized recruits, quarterback Raymond Cotton, apparently has decided on another option (Ole Miss).
Willis was considered one of the former coaching regime's strongest recruiters. He focused mostly on south Alabama and, specifically, Mobile. He coached Tray Blackmon to Freshman All-America honors and Spencer Pybus to Freshman All-SEC honors.
While surprising, the move is logical in some ways. Alabama knows Willis' track record and he has strong in-state connections. The Crimson Tide, by the way, needed a linebackers coach. Alabama knows it's getting a good coach with strong recruiting background.
Auburn, on the other hand, had yet to even name a position for Willis to coach. Defensive coordinator Ted Roof has primarily coached linebackers and he had no official position to coach either. This move could mean Roof would simply move into the linebackers coach role.
It also means Auburn's 2009 staff will almost certainly be entirely composed of new coaches and no holdovers from Tommy Tuberville's staff.
Knox lands with Bulldogs
Another former Auburn coach found new employment on Wednesday, when former receivers coach and recruiting coordinator Greg Knox accepted a job with Mississippi State.
Knox will coach running backs with the Bulldogs.
With Knox now employed, only Tommy Tuberville and Don Dunn have yet to line up new gigs. Dunn said before Gene Chizik was hired that he would like to stay in the Auburn area. Tuberville has told other publications he plans to take the year off.
Knox will coach running backs with the Bulldogs.
With Knox now employed, only Tommy Tuberville and Don Dunn have yet to line up new gigs. Dunn said before Gene Chizik was hired that he would like to stay in the Auburn area. Tuberville has told other publications he plans to take the year off.
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