On Friday night, news broke that Clemson offensive coordinator Tony Elliott was set to interview for the Auburn head coach position sometime in the next few days.
Elliott made it clear on Saturday morning that wasn’t the case.
ESPN’s Marty Smith tweeted a statement he received from the Tigers offensive coordinator stating his intentions.
.@ClemsonFB OC Tony Elliott has not interviewed w/ Auburn, and isn’t scheduled to.
I was sent this stmt from Elliott:
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“Contrary to reports I saw (Friday), I have not been contacted about the head coaching job at Auburn and am not scheduled to interview for that position.”— Marty Smith (@MartySmithESPN) December 19, 2020
“While I typically wouldn’t address this in this manner, I felt it was important to set the record straight for the young men in our program. My focus currently remains 100% on our team & the opportunity we have to face a great Notre Dame team for the ACC Championship Saturday.”
— Marty Smith (@MartySmithESPN) December 19, 2020
Auburn is set to interview at least four candidates for the vacant position including Elliott’s counterpart Brent Venables, the Clemson defensive coordinator.