Auburn University has officially welcomed new head football coach Alex Golesh to the Plains.

Today, after a special Tiger Walk and pep rally on campus, he was introduced to fans and reporters at a news conference hosted by Auburn Athletic Director John Cohen.

Golesh said how happy he was to be at Auburn and to get to work in preparation for next football season.

“It’s a great day for Auburn University and our football program,” Cohen said. He said that when the search for a new couach started four weeks ago, he set out to find someone with an edge — someone who was highly competitive, blue collar, hard nosed who could develop talent and build a program.

Cohen said the Auburn found that coach in Alex Golesh, who is coming from the head coaching position at South Florida, which he held f

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