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Report: Travis Williams to join Gus Malzahn’s UCF staff as defensive coordinator

Former Auburn linebackers coach Travis Williams is reportedly expected to join Gus Malzahn’s staff at UCF as defensive coordinator.

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An Auburn connection might be coming to UCF extremely soon.

Per ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg, former Auburn linebackers coach and co-defensive coordinator Travis Williams is expected to join Gus Malzahn’s staff at the American Athletic Conference school.

Williams recently accepted a position as linebackers coach at Miami but with the hiring of Malzahn, who he worked for on the Plains from 2014-20, at UCF, he would be a crucial hire for the former Auburn head coach.

A first-team All-SEC selection in 2004, Williams played linebacker for the Tigers from 2001-05.

LOOK: T-Will posts emotional goodbye to Auburn on Twitter

Former Auburn linebacker and coach Travis Williams posted an emotional goodbye to Tigers fans on Twitter.

There aren’t a lot of people who mean as much to Auburn as Travis Williams so, when it was announced that he would not be part of Bryan Harsin’s staff, a lot of people got emotional about his departure.

On Saturday, T-Will took to Twitter to thank Tigers fans everywhere.

A linebacker for the Tigers from 2001-2005, Williams earned first-team All-SEC honors in 2004 and second-team honors in 2005. He returned to the Plains in 2009 as a graduate assistant and then again in 2014 as a defensive analyst. A top recruiter, Williams was promoted to linebackers coach in 2016 and then co-defensive coordinator/linebackers coach in 2018.

WATCH: Coach T-Will freestyle raps after practice, absolutely kills it

The Auburn linebackers coach seems like a fun guy to play for.

Travis Williams seems like the type of coach you would love to have.

On Saturday after Auburn got done with its last scrimmage of fall camp, Gus Malzahn asked the linebackers coach to come up and do some freestyle rapping for the team. Let’s just say he didn’t disappoint!

WATCH: Coach T-Will freestyle raps after practice, absolutely kills it

The Auburn linebackers coach seems like a fun guy to play for.

Travis Williams seems like the type of coach you would love to have.

On Saturday after Auburn got done with its last scrimmage of fall camp, Gus Malzahn asked the linebackers coach to come up and do some freestyle rapping for the team. Let’s just say he didn’t disappoint!