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The Auburn Tigers hired Alex Golesh as their next head football coach, the school announced Sunday.
Golesh will head to the SEC school after three seasons at the helm of the South Florida Bulls. The team finished the regular season with a 9-3 record and capped it off with a 52-3 win over the Rice Owls on Saturday.
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South Florida Bulls head coach Alex Golesh speaks with the line judge during the second half against the Navy Midshipmen at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on Nov. 15, 2025. (Tommy Gilligan/Imagn 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 of the same in 2024 — a 7-6 record and a Hawaii Bowl win.
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 opened with wins over ranked opponents Boise State and Florida before suffering their 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 in 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 hired from the Liberty Flames after he was able to get them to three bowl games in four years.
However, Auburn never had more than six wins under Freeze. In 2023, the Tigers were 6-7 and lost in the Music City Bowl.
South Florida Bulls head coach Alex Golesh reacts to a replay in the second quarter against the Florida Atlantic Owls at Raymond James Stadium on October 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.
