Tim Banks will be 'huge asset' for Auburn's coaching staff

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Former Tennessee offensive coordinator and tight ends coach Alex Golesh was introduced as Auburn‘s head coach on Dec. 1.

He hired former Tennessee assistant Tim Banks as the Tigers’ co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach. Banks served as the Vols’ defensive coordinator from 2021-25.

“Tim Banks is going to be a huge asset to our staff at Auburn,” Golesh said. “Tim and I have worked together twice before and competed against each other for years, so I know that he’s one of the most respected defensive minds in college football.

“He’s an elite teacher who develops players at the highest level, and beyond the football part, he’s a man of tremendous character who cares deeply about young people. Our program is going to benefit from having Tim working alongside the rest of our staff.”

Golesh was on Tennessee’s coaching staff, along with Banks, from 2021-22.

Tim Banks’ coaching history

1996: Bowling Green, graduate assistant

1997-98: Ferris State, defensive backs

1999: Bowling Green, running backs

2000: Bowling Green, defensive backs

2001: Memphis, outside linebackers

2002: Memphis, defensive backs

2003-05: Maryland, inside linebackers

2006: Maryland, defensive backs

2007-09: Central Michigan, defensive coordinator

2010-11: Cincinnati, co-defensive coordinator/defensive backs

2012-15: Illinois, defensive coordinator/defensive backs

2016-20: Penn State, co-defensive coordinator/safeties

2021-25: Tennessee, defensive coordinator

2026: Auburn, co-defensive coordinator/safeties

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