Zac Etheridge, Auburn DB coach, squashes Georgia rumors with emphatic announcement

Zac Etheridge is staying put.

Auburn’s secondary coach and recruiting coordinator under Bryan Harsin, a report surfaced early in the week that Etheridge was a candidate for Georgia’s open DB coach spot. Saturday evening, Etheridge squashed those rumors with an announcement on Twitter.

He released a brief video that included an emphatic announcement that he is all in with the Tigers:

No Time for Division.. United WE Stand. ALL IN.. 🤫 1-0 #WDE #AUFAMILY #🔒IN @AuburnFootball pic.twitter.com/8NkQDvuy3q

— Zac Etheridge (@ZacEtheridge4) February 13, 2022

Etheridge spent time at Houston, Louisiana, and Western Carolina before coming to Auburn via Harsin’s staff. He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant for Bill O’Brien at Penn State. Etheridge had 261 career tackles during his playing career at Auburn and was a member of the Tigers’ 2010 national championship team.

Now that the Harsin saga is over with his return set for 2022, keeping Etheridge at Auburn is a good win for the Tigers. It will be interesting to see if they can build off of this heading into the season.

Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey lives in Atlanta and covers SEC football.