Listen, put me in the parking lot, you know, with bears and I go out there and play.

It don't matter.

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And it is a Ferg Friday.

It's Justin Ferguson with the Auburn Observer.

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And Justin, we just have nothing to talk about today.

Yeah, you know, just a boring week of nothing going on in the world of

Auburn sports. Yeah, just hiring two coordinators and possibly some assistant coaches

is being reported, but nothing official and guys declaring for the draft and choosing to stay.

Yeah, nothing going on. Nothing going on. No. All joking aside, Auburn hired Derek Mason as a

defensive coordinator. Let's start there. I think this is the guy that most Auburn fans really wanted.

Of course, known for his solid defenses at Stanford. That earned him a head coaching job at Fandy.

And like I said, a lot of Auburn folks really wanted this guy. A lot of Auburn fans really

excited after this hire. This is a guy that was pretty much every big defensive coordinator

job out there. He was connected to, to some extent. And the fact that Auburn was able to be the one

that lands him, I think is really, really big for the program. He checks a lot of boxes in terms of

what you want to see out of Brian Harsen, like what he's trying to build, I think. And, you know,

he's got some West Coast ties. You'll be able to expand the, expand the, in the recruiting,

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