Chip Lindsey Reportedly to Be Named Auburn OC

Auburn and head coach Gus Malzahn have found a new offensive coordinator after Rhett Lashlee departed from the school on Jan. 11 to head UConn's offense, per a school announcement (via Tom Green of AL.com).

Continue for updates.

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Lindsey Reportedly Accepts Auburn Job

Saturday, Jan. 21 

ESPN's Brett McMurphy reported Arizona State offensive coordinator Chip Lindsey will be named to the same position at Auburn.  

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Mazzone Reportedly Won't Leave A&M Despite Auburn Interest

Thursday, Jan. 19 

Brent Zwerneman of the Houston Chronicle reported Texas A&M offensive coordinator Noel Mazzone won't leave the Aggies' coaching staff. 

Earlier in the day, Travis Haney of 247Sports reported that Mazzone is "in the mix" for the job and could be the front-runner.  

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Art Briles Won't Be Considered for Job

Thursday, Jan 12

According to Brett McMurphy of ESPN, former Baylor head coach Art Briles is not in the running to take over as the team's offensive coordinator. That isn't a huge surprise given the controversy that still follows the head coach after the scandal at Baylor under his watch. 

McMurphy also noted that the job is "wide-open, and [the new offensive coordinator] will run the offense," per a source.

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Auburn Looking Far and Wide to Fill OC Vacancy 

Auburn will likely cast a wide net to fill the position. James Crepea of AL.com speculated that a number of candidates might be fits for the position, including Auburn wide receivers coach Kodi Burns, North Carolina State offensive coordinator Eliah Drinkwitz, Auburn offensive line coach Herb Hand, former Oregon head coach Mark Helfrich, Arizona State offensive coordinator Chip Lindsey, Clemson co-offensive coordinator Jeff Scott and Cal offensive coordinator Jake Spavital.

Bruce Feldman of Fox Sports also thought Lindsey was a candidate of interest:

Most of the names listed above have connections to either Auburn or Malzahn in particular, as Crepea noted. Drinkwitz was his running backs coach at Arkansas State in 2012. Scott "has spent time with Auburn's staff over the years," while Spavital worked with Malzahn at Tulsa back in 2008.

And Helfrich would be a splashy hire. While his defenses struggled during his tenure as the program's head coach, Oregon was 15th in yards per game (492) in 2016 and 27th in points per contest (35.4) this past season.

Auburn, meanwhile, finished 43rd in yards per game (441) and 49th in points per contest (31.2) in 2016. Helfrich, who also served as Chip Kelly's offensive coordinator at Oregon, would certainly be an upgrade at the position.

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