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Auburn Parlays BCS Championship into No. 1 Recruiting Class

History has proven that the coach that ends up hoisting the crystal football designating his team the BCS National Champion typically reaps the recruiting rewards from that football's shine 13 months afterward in the following year's recruiting class. Not so for Auburn on Wednesday's annual National Signing Day, as coach...

Former Kicker Goes Behind the Scenes for Auburn Football Documentary

Ten years ago, when his career as a sportscaster was at a crossroads, Jess Atkinson got his hands on a copy of an MIT-published magazine, which led him to think cosmically about how he could carve out a future for himself. A decade later, Atkinson's star is on the rise as a sports documentarian by going basic with the...

Gene Chizik Wins Bear Bryant Award

HOUSTON -- Auburn coach Gene Chizik won the Paul "Bear" Bryant College Coach of the Year Award on Tuesday night. Chizik, whose Tigers won the national championship, beat out six other finalists for the honor. He said he hasn't had time to reflect on his team's perfect 14-0 season and the school's first national title...

Gene Chizik Gets Big Bonus After BCS National Championship Victory

Gene Chizik didn't just bolster his trophy case with Monday night's victory over Oregon in the BCS National Championship Game. He also earned quite a payday. Chizik earned $600,000 in bonuses thanks to the win, making Chizik's total performance-related compensation for the season $1.1 million. His base salary is $2.1...

BCS National Championship Game

2011 BCS National Championship Game No. 2 Oregon Ducks (12-0) vs. No. 1 Auburn Tigers (13-0) Time: 8:37 p.m. ET Channel: ESPN FanHouse Game Stories FanHouse Predictions Bowls Pay Bowl Officials Big Bucks Auburn, Oregon Players Favor Playoff Hottest Ticket in Sports History New Uniform Elements for Both Teams...

Gene Chizik News From the Web

05/25/12 AUBURN FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: Chizik gives opinion on... Source: The Cullman Times - Cullman AL Shortly before Gene Chizik made an appearance at the Cullman County Auburn Club's scholarship banquet, the Tigers' football coach spent a little over five minutes with a small group of media members discussing a variety of topics.
05/24/12 AU coach's poor record should be questioned Source: The Auburn Villager - Auburn AL Stories regarding the lack of jobs in the United States have riddled the news for at least half a decade.
05/23/12 Gene Chizik, Tom Luginbill among guests Thursday... Source: The Mississippi Press - Pascagoula MS Join me and co-host Lee Shirvanian from 6 to 9 a.m.
05/20/12 AU coach Chizik coming to Cullman Source: The Cullman Times - Cullman AL Before 2009, not many people outside of the county knew about the Cullman County Auburn Club. Some, including Auburn football coach Gene Chizik, didn't even know where Cullman was.
05/17/12 How big an issue will youth be for Auburn in 2012? We... Source: The Mississippi Press - Pascagoula MS Gene Chizik raised a few eyebrows this week when he talked about the composition of Auburn's roster.

Background on Gene Chizik

Eugene Chizik (born December 28, 1961) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of the Auburn University football team, a position he has held since the 2009 season.

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