Auburn hired South Florida’s Alex Golesh as its next coach on Sunday.

The 41-year-old Golesh, who was born in Russia and moved to the United State at age 7, is signing a six-year contract that averages more than $7 million annually to replace Hugh Freeze.

The reaction was immediate.

“Coach Golesh just informed our team that he has accepted the head coaching position at Auburn,” USF CEO of athletics posted on X. “Let me be the first to say we are truly excited for Alex, Alexis & their kids! We love Coach Golesh and are beyond grateful for what he has done for our program. Rest assured, we did everything within reason over the last few months to try and keep them here.

“We will be cheering them on always! Here’s the best part…we’re not only fired up for the Golesh’s, we are also really f

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