Auburn football’s DJ Durkin will remain as the defensive coordinator the university announced Tuesday afternoon.

Durkin went 1-2 as the interim head coach after the firing of former coach Hugh Freeze. He will work alongside Alex Golesh, who was hired as the Tigers next head coach Sunday morning.

“Choosing to keep DJ on our staff was an easy call. Our relationship goes back more than 20 years to our roots in Ohio, we have worked with some of the same men, and we’ve competed against each other in this great league. We are fortunate to retain one of the top defensive minds in college football here on The Plains. He’s an elite leader, incredible father and husband and will be phenomenal leader on the defensive side of the ball. We have great respect for each other. Time to go to work,” Aubu

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