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Gus Malzahn hires Auburn staffer for on-field role at UCF, Hugh Freeze responds
By Keith Farner
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Gus Malzahn has plucked a former Auburn staffer for his re-tooled staff at UCF.
Malzahn announced in a post on social media that he and the Knights would hire Trovon Reed to serve as UCF’s cornerbacks coach. Reed returned to his alma mater in 2021 as Auburn’s player relations coordinator and was later elevated to director of football and recruiting relations in 2022. Reed played at Auburn from 2010-14.
Auburn coach Hugh Freeze also wished Reed well in a follow-up post. “Congrats (Trovon Reed). Go be great,” he wrote.
Excited to welcome @TrovonReed as our new Cornerbacks Coach! pic.twitter.com/pE1kHP44yA
— Coach Gus Malzahn (@CoachGusMalzahn) January 26, 2024
Reed played for Malzahn at Auburn from 2013-14 when the Tigers made it in the 2014 BCS National Championship.
Malzahn was also Reed’s offensive coordinator for his freshman and sophomore seasons with the Tigers. Reed was a converted receiver who played cornerback his senior season.
A Louisiana native and 5-star recruit in the Class of 2010 out of Thibodaux High School in Louisiana, Reed he was rated by the 247Sports Composite as the No. 25 player in the country.
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
