AUBURN — The Alex Golesh era of Auburn football is off and running. The 33rd head coach in program history was formally introduced Monday, Dec. 1, one day after his hiring.

He spent more than 40 minutes at the lectern, discussing topics that ranged from staff decisions, his brand of football and his Russian birth and departure from the Soviet Union soon after.

Here's a breakdown of Golesh's Auburn introduction, with nine quotes of note from his first press conference on the Plains.

'He accepted immediately'

Athletics director John Cohen said Auburn formerly extended an offer to Golesh early Sunday morning, which would've been hours removed from an Iron Bowl loss. Golesh later said he called former Auburn player Kodi Burns , his co-offensive coordinator at South Florida, and

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