A former member of Hugh Freeze’s Ole Miss staff will help Auburn prepare for the Rebels this week.
After spending one season as an administrative intern in Oxford, former Arkansas State quarterback Ryan Aplin joined Gus Malzahn’s staff at Auburn this season as a graduate assistant. Freeze was then forced to change play calls and signs in the offseason. Aplin will watch film with the Tigers’ defense this week.
“Coach Malzahn knows the offense very well, too, but when you play quarterback for a guy you have really good insight,” Auburn defensive coordinator Ellis Johnson told reporters Sunday evening. “He won’t be able to tell us a whole lot we don’t see on film, but I think he will be able to kind of tell us what he would like to do if we do this. What he would be trying to attack us with if we try this and so forth.”
Aplin played under center for both Malzahn and Freeze at Arkansas State. He was a two-time Sun Belt Player of the Year.
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According to Hugh Kellenberger of the Jackson Clarion-Ledger, Freeze admitted during his weekly news conference Monday that he was concerned about Aplin.
Hugh Freeze admits “it’s a concern” that Ryan Aplin will be in Auburn defensive meetings this week. Ole Miss did change all the calls.
— Hugh Kellenberger (@HKellenbergerCL) October 27, 2014
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