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Zac Etheridge won’t need any lessons on selling Auburn to recruits. The former Tigers standout and new cornerbacks coach knows that the Plains is a special place due to his experiences as a player.
“It’s very special,” Etheridge said. “To me, it’s not really selling. I’ve been able to experience it. I’ve lived it. I’ve walked through these halls and been in their shoes before. So me sharing that experience is honestly personal. And just being able to show those guys and tell those guys, man, this is a place that you want to be.
“This place is special. It’s been special to me since the day I walked in here as a 17-year-old, 18-year-old kid. And it’s still special. That’s one of the reasons I’m here today, is because of how special this place is.”
Etheridge is one of two former Auburn players on Bryan Harsin’s staff, joining running backs coach Cadillac Williams as men that have lived what these current players are going through. For Harsin, the first time he heard Etheridge speak to the team about the program and his love for it, he immediately knew he made the right choice.
“I don’t know every single word he said,” Harsin said of when Etheridge talked to the team. “I just know those three or four minutes that he spoke, the hair on the back of my neck stood up and certainly he brought it for every guy in that room and everybody was on the edge of their seat and everybody standing up was leaning forward. And it was very clear, when he left, what it means to be an Auburn Tiger and how much passion he has for this program.”