Gus Malzahn named Auburn's head coach

"I'm grateful for the opportunity to become the head coach at Auburn University,it is an outstanding institution  with a storied program,that I had the pleasure of experiencing first hand for three years." Gus Malzahn said in  a statement, "I deeply appreciate the confidence that (president) Dr. Gouge,(athletic director) Jay Jacobs, and the search committee had in my ability to turn this program around and bring Auburn back to national prominence."

"This is a homecoming for me and I look forward to being reunited with the Auburn family".