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Alex Golesh has been hired as the new head football coach at Auburn after a successful three-year tenure at South Florida.

Golesh led the USF Bulls to a 9-3 record in 2025, a significant turnaround for a program that had struggled in previous years.

Auburn targeted Golesh for his offensive expertise and track record of developing quarterbacks and turning programs around.

Alex Golesh denied a report two weeks ago that he communicated with Oklahoma State about its head coaching vacancy ; and the Cowboys eventually chose another American Athletic Conference boss, North Texas’ Eric Morris.

But calls kept coming for South Florida’s third-year coach, and eventually an opportunity too enticing to pass up.

Golesh accepted the position at Auburn on Sunday, Nov. 30 — a d

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