What to know: Porter is an experienced running backs coach who will now start a second stint at Auburn. He was on Gus Malzahn’s staff from 2017-2020, where he coached tight ends and halfbacks and was the program’s recruiting coordinator.

Alex Golesh has completed his first coaching staff with Auburn football, as the program announced Tuesday, Dec. 16, that Howard head coach Larry Scott would be joining the program as tight ends coach.

Alex Golesh was clear about how he wanted to build his first coaching staff at Auburn, and so far, that plan is coming together nicely.

Alex Golesh has discovered universal affection for the program during roster meetings, even as 12 players prepare to enter the transfer portal in January 2026.

Auburn has hired South Florida’s Alex Golesh as its next head coach. The 41-year-old Golesh is signing a six-year contract to replace Hugh Freeze.

Auburn letterman and national champion Kodi Burns has returned to the Plains to serve as associate head coach, co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach, head coach Alex Golesh announced Friday.

That came in response to a question Golesh was asked about evaluating Auburn’s quarterbacks, with those two mentioned specifically. Knight and Daniels are the two quarterbacks Golesh is set to inherit, with Jackson Arnold expected to enter the transfer portal.

Head coach Alex Golesh is bringing a former Auburn Tigers quarterback back to The Plains as his co-offensive coordinator.

Auburn welcomed Alex Golesh with its traditional Tiger Walk and a pep rally. The school’s new football coach want to get right to work.