Auburn hires long-time Ole Miss assistant as offensive coordinator

Auburn hires long-time Ole Miss assistant as offensive coordinator.

Auburn’s search for an offensive coordinator has now officially come to a close, as long-time Ole Miss assistant coach Derrick Nix has been named the Tigers’ new OC.

Nix has spent the past 16 seasons as an assistant coach at Ole Miss, with a majority of that time, 12 seasons, spent as the Rebels’ running backs coach. The last four seasons have been spent as Ole Miss’ wide receivers coach, with Nix also considered a strong recruiter with obvious SEC experience.

Also coaching running backs at Auburn, Nix now inherits a Tigers offense that averaged 26.2 PPG a year ago to rank No. 74 nationally. That unit is also set to return quarterback Payton Thorne, among others, and has also added multiple impact new players through their 2024 recruiting class and the transfer portal.

Nix is now one of a few new staff additions recently for Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze, as well as the second coordinator hire joining Co-DC Charles Kelly.

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