Auburn officially names Ron Roberts as new defensive coordinator
By Keith Farner
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Auburn has officially named Ron Roberts as the program’s new defensive coordinator.
Roberts was most recently at Baylor for the last 3 seasons, but is a 31-year coaching veteran and has 11 years of experience as a collegiate head coach at Delta State and Southeastern Louisiana.
“Ron has been a very successful defensive coach spanning 3 decades and multiple stops,” Auburn coach Hugh Freeze said. “His defenses have always been aggressive and put a lot of pressure on opposing offenses. Ron is a great fit for what we are wanting to do on both sides of the ball, and we are excited to have his experience and expertise leading our defensive unit.”
Roberts said in the news release that Auburn has been known for tough, hard-nosed defenses and “we want to create that mindset with our defense unit. We want to be aggressive, put pressure on opposing offenses and fly to the football.”
The 2021 Bears defense led the conference in interceptions (19), turnovers gained (27), turnover margin (0.93) and defensive touchdowns (3). Additionally, Baylor finished second in the Big 12 run defense (118.4 ypg), scoring defense (18.3 PPG), pass efficiency defense (121.54) and sacks per game (3.14).
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— Auburn Football (@AuburnFootball) December 14, 2022
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
