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Auburn Tigers name Mike Bobo, Derek Mason as new offensive and defensive coordinators

Auburn named former South Carolina offensive coordinator Mike Bodo and former Vanderbilt head coach Derek Mason as the team's new offensive and defensive coordinators on Thursday.

Auburn is also hiring South Carolina offensive line coach Will Friend, sources told ESPN.

On Monday, the South Carolina Board of Trustees approved contracts for Bobo and Friend, who were hired to be a part of new Gamecocks coach Shane Beamer's staff. Bobo was set to receive a two-year deal that would have paid him $1.2 million per season; Friend, who coached at Tennessee last year, would have received a two-year contract that paid $700,000 annually.