"DJ Durkin was a couple of seconds away from moving into the favorites role at Auburn," Finebaum said. "He's not out of it yet, but he gained a little bit of traction. But when you don't win, it doesn't help. He's still got Alabama."

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Redmond spent time on staffs at Middle Tennessee, Western Michigan, Tennessee and LSU before joining Freeze at Auburn in February 2024. He’s in charge of managing the entire Auburn roster, from recruiting to the transfer portal — both incoming and outgoing players.

Tigers great Pat Dye, who transformed Auburn into a modern-day power, was an All-American at Georgia and an assistant for Paul Bryant at Alabama. Georgia great Vince Dooley was a quarterback for Auburn and then the quarterbacks coach for the Tigers before leaving his alma mater to coach the rival Bulldogs.