Alex Golesh Adds Current Division I Head Coach to Auburn Football Staff

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Alex Golesh Adds Current Division I Head Coach to Auburn Football Staff

Howard head coach and former Tennessee Volunteers offensive coordinator Larry Scott is reportedly headed to Auburn to become Alex Golesh’s tight ends coach.

Scott, who turns 49 on Jan. 2, is 23-37 (12-15 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) in six seasons at Howard. He led the Bison to MEAC championships in 2022 and 2023, though Howard never had a winning record in his tenure. The Bison went 5-7 (2-3 in conference) this season.

CBS Sports initially reported Scott’s impending departure. Howard had not named an interim coach as of publication, nor had Auburn officially announced Scott’s hiring.

Although Scott and Golesh have shared ties to Tennessee and USF, they have not worked together previously. Scott played at USF and held various positions for the Bulls from 2006 through 2012, including coaching the tight ends (2007-08 and 2010-11), offensive line (2009), and running backs (2012). Golesh went 23-15 as USF’s head coach over the last three years.

Scott was Tennessee’s tight ends coach in 2016 and became the offensive coordinator one year later. Golesh spent the 2021 and 2022 seasons as the Volunteers’ offensive coordinator before becoming USF’s head coach.

What to Know About Alex Golesh’s Auburn Football Staff

Auburn Tigers defensive coordinator and interim head coach DJ Durkin will remain on Alex Golesh’s staffJohn Reed-Imagn Images

As of Dec. 16, 2025, Golesh and Auburn have officially confirmed that the following assistant coaches will be on the 2026 football staff:

Coach

Position

Alex Golesh

Head Coach

Kodi Burns

Associate Head Coach/Co-Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers

DJ Durkin

Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers

Joel Gordon

Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks

Jacob Bronowski

Special Teams Coordinator

Tyler Hudanick

Run Game Coordinator / Offensive Line

Tim Banks

Co-Defensive Coordinator / Safeties

Coleman Hutzler

Assistant Coach / Bucks & Edges

Vontrell King-Williams

Assistant Coach / Defensive Line

Larry Porter

Assistant Coach / Running Backs

DeMarcus Van Dyke

Assistant Coach / Cornerbacks

Brad Wilson

Assistant Coach / Outside Linebackers

Wesley McGriff

Cornerbacks Coach

Gordon, Burns, Hudanick, Van Dyke, and Wilson all worked with Golesh at USF. Durkin and King-Williams were on Hugh Freeze’s Auburn staff, with Durkin going 1-2 as the Tigers’ interim coach.

“It’s going to continue to be what it has been here the last couple of years at the University of South Florida — an offensive staff that’s going to be absolutely elite,” Golesh said earlier this month. “The large chunk of which is coming with, and those guys will absolutely crush it offensively. … It’s as truly a collaborative effort as you can ever imagine.”

Auburn opens the 2026 season against Baylor in Atlanta. The Tigers have not won a bowl game since 2018 and have never reached the College Football Playoff.

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