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January 6, 2009
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer Taylor, 38, spent four seasons at Tennessee earlier this decade. His on-the-field responsibilities were variable, but his recruiting prowess wasn't . . . Auburn's new head coach named Trooper Taylor his receivers coach and assistant head coach on Monday, a move that gives the Tigers five assistants, four of whom coach offense . . . Taylor is considered one of the nation's top recruiters and was a hot commodity among major schools before coming to an agreement with Auburn . . . Taylor knows the SEC from his four years at Tennessee . . . "Trooper is an outstanding wide receivers coach and has had a long line of players that have flourished under his direction . . . Taylor was recognized by Rivals.com as a Top 25 recruiter in 2005 and 2007 . . . Chizik and his coaches had a meeting Sunday evening to discuss recruiting, which enters a weeklong active period beginning today . . . The new Auburn coach on Sunday plucked Jay Boul ware from Iowa State to become the Tigers' new special teams czar . . . Luper, who arrived at Auburn on Sunday on the same plane as Taylor, said his priority was to "recruit, recruit, recruit . . . "Auburn has a wealth of history and tradition ... I can't wait to get started . . . The announcement, made official late Sunday afternoon, capped a busy day for Chizik, which began with him performing pickup duty at the Auburn/Opelika Robert G. Pitts Airport for one coach already in the fold and another who could be on board as soon as today . . . Because of Chizik's background on defense, there's less urgency in hiring a defensive coordinator . . . Coleman said he was leaning toward leaving for the NFL in the days after Tommy Tuberville resigned early last month . . . Auburn confirmed the hiring in a news release this afternoon . . . After weighing his options for a few weeks, Coleman made his announcement at his alma mater, Williamson High School . . . Jay Boulware, who served as Chizik's running backs and special teams coach with the Cyclones, will become Auburn's new special teams coordinator . . . The next stop for Auburn is its SEC opener at South Carolina next weekend . . . The Tigers jumped to a 14-0 lead on Stephen F. Austin (5-7) and were never in danger . . . Iowa State coach Paul Rhoads has hired former Auburn assistant Terry Price as defensive ends coach . . . Following 48 hours of speculation, the Bulldogs' assistant head coach turned down a reportedly lucrative offer from the Volunteers to join the staff of newly-hired head coach Lane Kiffin . . . Tennessee has requested and received permission from Georgia to interview Bulldogs assistant football coach Rodney Garner for a position on the Vols' staff . . .
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