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Signing Day to Season Finishes: Who Converts Stars to Wins

On Monday, February 13,, Track ‘Em Tigers’ Jay Coulter published an article: Malzahn Doubles Down on Recruiting. Jay outlined the mystifying dismissal of long-time Auburn staff member Scott Fountain, who worked at Auburn for two different coaching staffs. One of the few leftovers from the Gene Chizik era, Fountain is one of the best recruiting gurus in the business. In addition to his recruiting prowess, he led Auburn’s special teams and tight ends. While some might question his ability as a tight ends coach, judging by Auburn’s poor utilization of the position in the last two years, his special teams coaching was spectacular as Auburn led the country in several key special teams areas.