Full news conference: Auburn's new offensive and defensive coordinators
DOWN IN THE PLAINS, PHILIP MONTGOMERY HAS HIS EYES ON THE RUNNING BACK ROOM AS THAT’S A QUESTION MARK FOR AUBURN AS THEY LOOK TO SEE THE STATUS OF STARTER STARTING RETURNER WES HUNTER, WHO HAS BEEN SITTING OUT OF FALL PRACTICES FOLLOWING HIS INVOLVEMENT WITH AN OFF THE FIELD INCIDENT SITUATION, HAS GIVEN NEWLY APPOINTED OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR MONTGOMERY A CHANCE TO SEE WHAT THAT ROOM IS MADE OF WITHOUT ITS POTENTIAL STARTER, AND HE’S IMPRESSED. WE’VE GOT A TALENTED RUNNING BACK ROOM. I MEAN, THOSE GUYS HAVE EACH ONE OF THEM ARE BRINGING DIFFERENT THINGS TO THE TABLE. AND WHEN YOU START TALKING ABOUT COBB, I MEAN, HE HAD A COUPLE OF REALLY GOOD RUNS TODAY. YOU SEE IT, HE’S GOT A BURST. HE PLAYS WITH SPEED. HE’S GOT GOOD VISION. YOU LOOK AT OUR BACKS. I THOUGHT BRIAN HAD SOME GOOD RUNS. TOMORI HAD SOME GOOD RUNS. I MEAN, ALL THOSE GUYS ARE CONTRIBUTING A
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Full news conference: Auburn's new offensive and defensive coordinators
There is a new look for the Auburn Tigers in 2023. Auburn football head coach Hugh Freeze has hired a new offensive coordinator and defensive coordinator in Philp Montgomery and Ron Roberts.The latest: Sports coverage from WVTM 13 NewsPhilip Montgomery - Offensive Coordinator:A head coach for 8 seasons at the University of Tulsa before coming to Auburn as OC. Before his time at Tulsa, Montgomery was a offensive coordinator for the University of Houston and Baylor University. Montgomery was the OC when Robert Griffin III won his Heisman at Baylor. Watch the full interview with Philip Montgomery below.Ron Roberts - Defensive Coordinator:Roberts comes to Auburn from Baylor where he was the defensive coordinator for the last three seasons. Before his time at Baylor, Roberts was also defensive coordinator at Louisiana. He has never had experience in the SEC and now has his hands full with Hugh Freeze being more of an offensive mind.Watch the full interview with Ron Roberts below.
AUBURN, Ala. —
There is a new look for the Auburn Tigers in 2023. Auburn football head coach Hugh Freeze has hired a new offensive coordinator and defensive coordinator in Philp Montgomery and Ron Roberts.
The latest: Sports coverage from WVTM 13 News
Philip Montgomery - Offensive Coordinator:
A head coach for 8 seasons at the University of Tulsa before coming to Auburn as OC. Before his time at Tulsa, Montgomery was a offensive coordinator for the University of Houston and Baylor University. Montgomery was the OC when Robert Griffin III won his Heisman at Baylor.
Watch the full interview with Philip Montgomery below.
Ron Roberts - Defensive Coordinator:
Roberts comes to Auburn from Baylor where he was the defensive coordinator for the last three seasons. Before his time at Baylor, Roberts was also defensive coordinator at Louisiana. He has never had experience in the SEC and now has his hands full with Hugh Freeze being more of an offensive mind.
Watch the full interview with Ron Roberts below.