HOOVER, Ala. -- It’s been 24 days since Will Muschamp accepted the head-coaching position at South Carolina, and Auburn has yet to find a replacement at defensive coordinator.
Both Charles Kelly of Florida State and Bob Shoop at Penn State were reportedly offered the job and turned it down. But head coach Gus Malzahn remains confident. After Sunday's bowl practice, he said Auburn should have someone hired “in the near future.”
In the meantime, Malzahn has turned the keys to the defense over to linebackers coach Lance Thompson. It hasn’t been easy losing both Muschamp and Travaris Robinson, but Thompson, along with fellow defensive coaches Rodney Garner and Travis Williams, have been responsible for getting that unit ready to face a good Memphis team in the Birmingham Bowl on Wednesday.