Paul Finebaum explains why ‘fit’ matters so much for Auburn’s next head coach
By Mark Kern
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Longtime college football analyst Paul Finebaum shared his thoughts on the Auburn coaching vacancy on Sunday after the Tigers parted ways with Hugh Freeze.
Finebaum said Auburn needs to be different in their approach to find a new coach, as he believes it’s about the right “fit” for the program rather than the name.
“This is not Florida or LSU,” Finebaum said in an appearance on WJOX. “Fit does matter more at Auburn than probably some places. You can’t just bring in a James Franklin and think that’s going to work. It won’t. I remember when Deion Sanders name was mentioned a couple years ago. I mean, I got looks from people like ‘are you serious? This person has to understand the Auburn family because that is ultimately who you are working for.”
The Tigers are currently 4-5 on the season, but are 1-5 in the SEC. While Finebaum doesn’t believe that Franklin makes any sense for the job at Auburn, The Athletic’s Bruce Feldman has him as a potential “wild card” for the job.
This promises to be a wild off-season in all of college football, but especially in the SEC. There’s already 4 head coaching jobs open in the SEC with the potential for more before this coaching carousel comes to a close.
