Gene Chizik

MIKE KITTRELL/Staff PhotographerAuburn coach Gene Chizik celebrates after the Tigers opened his tenure on the Plains with a victory over Louisiana Tech.I'm getting to see family for a couple days before cranking the blog back up on Saturday in Tampa. I...  

(Press-Register/Bill Starling)Auburn's head coach Gene Chizik in October against Kentucky.AUBURN -- National Signing Day isn't for another two months, but Auburn coaches hope Wednesday's flurry of signings provides a glimpse of things to come.    Auburn added four players...  

Today, Gene Chizik starts his second year as Auburn's head coach.  The old cliche "What a difference a year makes" does not do the Auburn program justice. I don't have to remind everyone what Auburn was like a year ago.  We all know, and it was an Auburn fan base still in shock over past events. Then came in Gene Chizik, a man Auburn knew.  He was a key cog in the machine that rolled Auburn to an undefeated season and a SEC championship.  As...  

HAL YEAGER/Birmingham NewsAuburn defensive coordinator Ted Roof instructs players during the Tigers' victory earlier this season.AUBURN -- Auburn and Northwestern have never met in football, but head coach Gene Chizik has a key staff member who will be facing the...  

AUBURN -- Eric Smith's tumultuous season has taken another downturn. The sophomore on Friday was ruled academically ineligible and won't be available for Auburn's appearance against Northwestern in the Outback Bowl. Head coach Gene Chizik said Smith will not be permitted to practice with the team until after the Jan. 1 bowl game.  

Auburn fans should now realize that Coach Gene Chizik is a man of his word. He has promised to pursue the best players in the country and he is following through with that promise. The Auburn Tigers 2010 signing class officially took a giant step forward today as four athletes signed national letters of intent. "We signed two junior college young men," Chizik said. "Roszell Gayden, who we are really excited about what he brings to the table...  

Auburn coach Gene Chizik.It's about that time for our weekly tradition. Auburn coach Gene Chizik is a few minutes away from the podium. We'll be here and on Twitter with notes, quotes and more.* Gene is wearing a dark pinstripe...  

Todd Van Emst, AuburnGene Chizik speaks to media earlier this year while wearing a dapper sweater.We are mere moments away from the start of Auburn coach Gene Chizik's weekly sit-down with beat reporters.Prepare for a barrage of notes and quotes......  

Seven wins was the bar for Auburn head football coach Gene Chizik. Anything less would have been unacceptable. With two games left in the regular season, Chizik has reached that goal. Can his Tigers exceed it against Georgia and Alabama? Is Chizik really an improvement over former head coach Tommy Tuberville?  The bar was set at seven prior to the season. (http://bleacherreport.com/articles/247707-setting-the-bar-for-success-chiziks-magic...  

Auburn coach Gene Chizik looks back at Saturday's 31-24 loss to Georgia and sees opportunities lost. He also doesn't know if linebacker Eltoro Freeman will be back for the Nov. 27 game against Alabama after suffering a concussion Saturday night. Charles Goldberg: Tigers don't know if linebacker Eltoro Freeman will be ready for Alabama Obviously UT-Chattanooga still awaits, but this is pretty big news for the Iron Bowl. Auburn has no...  

al.com (blog)Scarbinsky: Charles Barkley still thinks Auburn should have hired Turner GillThe Birmingham News - al.com (blog)Charles Barkley is worried that Gene Chizik can't stand up to the heat brought by Alabama's Nick Saban. ...Finebaum: Auburn has come a long way, but hasn't caught up to Alabamaal.com (blog)all 5 news articles »  

Head coach Gene Chizik was asked Thursday about new developments in the case of running back Eric Smith. Smith was sued this week for allegedly assaulting an Auburn student in August. After the incident occurred, Chizik suspended Smith for roughly two-and-a-half...  

(Press-Register Illustration: Brian Lyman/Photo: The Birmingham News /Hal Yeager)Gene Chizik walks off the field after the game at Sanford Stadium two weeks ago.We're a few short minutes from the pre-Iron Bowl edition of Gene Chizik's weekly press conference?What is Auburn's...  

Gene Chizik is asked about Auburn's options behind Eltoro Freeman in the video. See if you can read between the lines in Chizik's answer: Does he expect Eltoro to play on Friday?...  

(Press-Register, Mike Kittrell)Auburn cheerleaders celebrate a touchdown in the third quarter against Ole Miss Saturday.We're a few minutes away from the start of Auburn coach Gene Chizik's weekly teleconference with media and sit-down with beat writers. We'll live-blog any news...