AUBURN, Ala. — Two separate Montgomery TV stations report Auburn is close to announcing a head coach.
WSFA 12 News and WAKA CBS 8 spoke to Auburn president Jay Gogue at a Kiwanis meeting in Montgomery, and WSFA’s official accounted tweeted Gogue told them, ”late today or tomorrow we will be in a position to announce a coach.”
At this moment, Arkansas State coach Gus Malzahn and Alabama defensive coordinator Kirby Smart appear to be the leading candidates. Others considered include Florida State’s Jimbo Fisher, Louisville’s Charlie Strong, TCU’s Gary Patterson and former Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino.