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Auburn Retaining Defensive Coordinator DJ Durkin
- On Tuesday, Auburn announced DJ Durkin will remain defensive coordinator under new head coach Alex Golesh, who was hired Sunday morning.
- Athletics director John Cohen said he advocated keeping Durkin during the post-Freeze coaching search, and Durkin joined Auburn in 2024 after stops at Texas A&M and Ole Miss.
- Allowing 20.1 PPG, the Auburn defense is the lowest for a Durkin unit since his 2015 Michigan team allowed 16.4 PPG, and it held opponents under 28 points in most games.
- His return should give Golesh and the Tigers continuity on one side of the ball, and Durkin said he is excited to keep pushing forward with the players.
- Golesh said their relationship goes back more than 20 years to Ohio, noting long familiarity and Durkin served as interim head coach after Hugh Freeze's firing.
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