Auburn football announces multiple hires on Alex Golesh's coaching staff

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AUBURN — Four members of head coach Alex Golesh‘s Auburn football coaching staff were made official Monday, Dec. 8, with the program announcing each of his coordinators and a pair of position coaches.

DJ Durkin will officially be Golesh’s defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. The former South Florida coach is bringing at least three on-field assistants with him in offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Joel Gordon, offensive line coach Tyler Hudanik and defensive assistant Brad Wilson.

The program also announced the hire of Andrew Warsaw as general manager.

“I’m excited to announce these first five hires as we continue building our staff here at Auburn,” Golesh said in a release. “Our approach has been really simple. We want elite people in every area of our program. Auburn has the resources to go get the best in the country, and that’s exactly what we’re doing.”

Golesh said Monday that, despite hoping to have his staff finalized in his first week on the job, it would “take a minute to get everything filled,” adding that, “there’s a ton of people that are still playing, a ton of people in the playoffs. You’re working through all of that.”

Here’s a breakdown of Auburn’s five announced hires.

Joel Gordon, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach

Previous position: Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, South Florida
Notable experience: Pass game coordinator/QBs, Iowa State (2019-22)
What Golesh said about Gordon: “Joel is one of the smartest people I’ve ever been around. Joel’s a much better coach than I am. High, high-level developer of the quarterback and an elite level play-caller. Brilliant in every imaginable way. On top of all that, (he) is an incredible human, incredible coach.”

Tyler Hudanick, offensive line coach

Previous position: Run game coordinator and offensive line coach, South Florida
Notable experience: RGC/OL, USF (2023-24); Grad Assistant, Tennessee (2021-22); GA, UCF (2020)

DJ Durkin, defensive coordinator and linebackers coach

Previous position: Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach, Auburn
Notable experience: DC/LBs, Texas A&M (2022-23); co-DC/LBs, Ole Miss (2020-21); HC, Maryland (2016-18); DC/STC/LBs, Florida (2010-14)
What Golesh said about Durkin: “As I was going go through and putting a staff together, DJ was the defensive coordinator I wanted to hire. So, for me, how fortunate I think I am to be able to get a veteran guy that’s in my opinion the best in the country right now.”

Brad Wilson, defensive assistant

Previous position: Assistant linebackers coach, South Florida
Notable experience: AHC/DC/DBs, Indiana State (2017-24); DC/DBs, Wayne State (2012-16)

Andrew Warsaw, general manager

Previous position: NIL general manager, associate athletics director and chief of staff, South Florida
Notable experience: Director of Football Operations, Tennessee (2020-22); Assistant AD of Football Operations, Mississippi State (2017-20); Director of Game Operations, NFL (2017-18); Director of Football Operations, Purdue (2015-16)
What Golesh said about Warsaw: “He’s been in this league for a long time, and he’s got a unique background of being in the operations side, being in the front office side, being in the chief of staff world and overseeing the entire staff from a structure standpoint. He’s a huge resource for me.”

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