Alex Golesh pursuing Kam Martin for Auburn football staff | Report
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AUBURN — Alex Golesh is reportedly pursuing another Auburn football alumnus for his first coaching staff on the Plains, as FootballScoop reported Wednesday, Dec. 10, that the new Auburn coach is interested in adding Kam Martin to his corps of assistants.
Martin, a running back at Auburn from 2016 to 2019, would be the second former Tiger on Golesh’s staff, as Kodi Burns, who was with Golesh at South Florida and Tennessee, will be among the program’s assistant pool in 2026. Golesh’s staff is officially up to seven assistant coaches, with two other reported hires.
FootballScoop also reported that Florida State had extended an offer for Martin to join Mike Norvell’s staff. Tulsa, where Martin was associate head coach and running backs coach this season, is also working to keep Martin with the program, according to FootballScoop.
Prior to Tulsa, Martin was an assistant on former Auburn head coach and current Florida State offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn‘s Central Florida staff for the 2023 and 2024 seasons. He helped the Golden Hurricane finish 4-8 this season under first-year head coach Tre Lamb, with wins over Army, Oklahoma State and Oregon State, as well as FCS Abilene Christian.
Martin rushed for 1,564 yards and eight touchdowns in four seasons with Auburn, averaging 5.5 yards per carry across 47 career contests.
Kam Martin’s coaching history
- 2025: Associate Head Coach/RB Coach, Tulsa
- 2023-2024: Run Game Coordinator/RB Coach, UCF
- 2023 (Spring): RB Coach, Texas State
- 2022: RB Coach, Incarnate Word
- 2021: Recruiting/Offensive Assistant, UCF
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