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The Auburn Tigers have hired Alex Golesh as their next head football coach, the school announced Sunday.
Golesh will head to the SEC school after three seasons leading the South Florida Bulls. The team finished the regular season with a 9-3 record and capped it off with a 52-3 victory over the Rice Owls on Saturday.
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South Florida Bulls head coach Alex Golesh talks to the head linesman during the second half against the Navy Midshipmen at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on Nov. 15, 2025. (Tommy Gilligan/Image Images)
He joined South Florida for the 2023 season, leading the school to seven victories, including a victory in the Boca Raton Bowl. It was much the same in 2024: a 7-6 record and a victory in the Hawaii Bowl.
The 2025 season was Golesh’s best. Bulls quarterback Byrum Brown had 3,158 passing yards and led the team with 1,008 rushing yards. The team started off with wins over ranked opponents Boise State and Florida before suffering its first loss against Miami. The team also had losses against Memphis and Navy.
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South Florida Bulls head coach Alex Golesh looks on against the UTSA Roadrunners during the first half at Raymond James Stadium on Nov. 6, 2025. (Kim Klement Neitzel/Imagn Images)
Auburn parted ways with Hugh Freeze after nine games. Freeze was signed by the Liberty Flames after he was able to lead them to three bowl games in four years.
However, Auburn never had more than six wins under Freeze. In 2023, the Tigers went 6-7 and lost in the Music City Bowl.
South Florida Bulls head coach Alex Golesh reacts to a replay during the second quarter against the Florida Atlantic Owls at Raymond James Stadium on Oct. 18, 2025. (Reinhold Matay/Imagn Images)
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Golesh will be Auburn’s fourth head coach since winning a national championship in 2010.
