THE TENURE OF PRINCETON NATIVE TONY FRANKLIN AS THE OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR FOR THE AUBURN FOOTBALL TEAM WILL BE A SHORT ONE. AUBURN HEAD FOOTBALL COACH TOMMY TUBERVILLE FIRED FRANKLIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, AFTER ONLY SEVEN GAMES ON THE JOB. THE AUBURN FOOTBALL TEAM WAS HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME ADAPTING TO FRANKLIN’S SPREAD OFFENSE, RANKING 104TH IN THE COUNTRY IN TOTAL OFFENSE AFTER THE FIRST SIX GAMES, DESPITE HAVING A RECORD OF 4-2.
TUBERVILLE HIRED FRANKLIN AWAY FROM TROY UNIVERSITY IN DECEMBER, AND FRANKLIN WAS THE OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR WHEN AUBURN BEAT CLEMSON IN THE CHICK-FIL-A BOWL. FRANKLIN HAD ALSO SPENT FOUR YEARS AS THE OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR AND RECEIVERS COACH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY. THE CALDWELL COUNTY TIGER FOOTBALL TEAM RUNS FRANKLIN’S SPREAD OFFENSE CURRENTLY, UNDER HEAD COACH DAVID BARNES.
TUBERVILLE MADE THE DECISION TO FIRE FRANKLIN WEDNESDAY MORNING, AND TOLD HIS TEAM BEFORE PRACTICE.
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