AUBURN — Is Auburn football actually having a normal coaching search? At this point, it sure feels like it.

The Tigers find themselves going toe to toe with some premier programs on a crowded carousel. Florida, LSU and Penn State are all still in search of their next head coach. Lane Kiffin appears to be playing will-he-won't-he with that pair of SEC schools, as well as his employer Ole Miss . But Auburn finds itself far away from any Kiffin drama this time around.

Athletics director John Cohen has said since firing Hugh Freeze that he'd like to have Auburn's next head coach in place 24 hours after the Iron Bowl . That's just eight days away. Barring unforeseen chaos, Cohen and Auburn are reaching their self-imposed deadline with little spectacle.

As the Tigers zero in on

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