Post by WVUfanPHILLY on Oct 8, 2008 16:04:03 GMT -5
With Auburn struggling to score points and players openly questioning the direction of the offense, offensive coordinator Tony Franklin was fired Wednesday, just hours before the Tigers were scheduled for a practice.
AuburnSports.com
Franklin is out as Auburn's OC.
"After evaluating where we are at this point of the season offensively, I felt it was in the best interest of the Auburn football program to make this change," AU coach Tommy Tuberville. said. "I'm not satisfied with where we are and I am personally going to take a larger role with the offense the remainder of the season. We are going to work harder than ever to make sure we consistently improve as we move forward."
Auburn's offense has scored just five touchdowns in four SEC games this season, and several players - including senior wide receiver Rod Smith - openly questioned the direction of the offense following Saturday's 14-13 loss at Vanderbilt.
AU's offense is near the bottom of the SEC in most offensive categories, including ninth in scoring offense (18.7 ppg) and 11th in total offense (309.2 ypg). Auburn is last in third down conversions with a 29.7 average.
Franklin was hired in December 2007 to replace Al Borges, who guided AU's offense from 2004-07. Franklin is the architect of the "Tony Franklin System," a spread offense which has been used successfully at high schools across the country and helped Troy average 34 points per game in 2007.
AuburnSports.com
Franklin is out as Auburn's OC.
"After evaluating where we are at this point of the season offensively, I felt it was in the best interest of the Auburn football program to make this change," AU coach Tommy Tuberville. said. "I'm not satisfied with where we are and I am personally going to take a larger role with the offense the remainder of the season. We are going to work harder than ever to make sure we consistently improve as we move forward."
Auburn's offense has scored just five touchdowns in four SEC games this season, and several players - including senior wide receiver Rod Smith - openly questioned the direction of the offense following Saturday's 14-13 loss at Vanderbilt.
AU's offense is near the bottom of the SEC in most offensive categories, including ninth in scoring offense (18.7 ppg) and 11th in total offense (309.2 ypg). Auburn is last in third down conversions with a 29.7 average.
Franklin was hired in December 2007 to replace Al Borges, who guided AU's offense from 2004-07. Franklin is the architect of the "Tony Franklin System," a spread offense which has been used successfully at high schools across the country and helped Troy average 34 points per game in 2007.
