The Firing Line: No Decision On Tuberville

“The Firing Line” at Football Rumor Mill focuses on coaches around the country who are in serious jeopardy. The latest edition centers on Auburn Coach Tommy Tuberville…

Rumors have been swirling for weeks that Tuberville, who earned a contract roll-over and a raise last year, may not be back at season’s end. Athletic direc­tor Jay Jacobs said Saturday night that no decision has been made. Tuberville, Jacobs and uni­versity president Jay Gogue are expected to meet in the coming days. Only then will a conclu­sion be revealed. That hasn’t stopped the coach from expressing his opin­ion. “All these jobs are hard in this conference. If I didn’t think I couldn’t do it, I’d be the first one to tell the Auburn people,” Tuberville said. “I’m committed to getting this thing going again. In this conference and in college football, you’re going to have up and down years. I have total con­fidence that I can get this thing turned around.” – Montgomery Advertiser

Tuberville had to answer for Auburn’s woes and his job future after the game, his worst loss as the Tigers’ head coach. He’ll have a formal discussion about it in the next few days with university President Jay Gogue. The players who met with the media after the game said any talk about Tuberville being in trouble is unfair, and said the speculation over Tuberville’s future was unfair to them. – Birmingham News