BeardedVol
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2013 AUBURN SEASON
Ah, what to say about the miracle filled 2013 season. The “Kick-Six” and the “Prayer in Jordan-Hare” are moments that will live in Auburn history forever.
But what was even more miraculous was that this Auburn team was 3-9 the season before and made its way to the BCS National Championship game.
In December 2012, Auburn announced the hiring of head coach Gus Malzahn. After leaving his job as offensive coordinator at Auburn in 2011 to become the head coach at Arkansas State, Malzahn returned to Auburn as head coach.
Nick Marshall, Tre Mason and Sammie Coates were some of the stars who helped lead Auburn to an SEC Championship and an appearance in the National Championship game.
This Gus Malzahn team almost rushed their way to a national title but fell short to Florida State. Auburn finished the season 12-2.
It can happen….ANYTHING can happen.
Auburn didn't go 3-9 in 2012 because of years of administrative mismanagement, failed coaching hires, and multiple years of poor player development. They went 3-9 because Malzahn had left, and Chizik decided to abandon Malzahn's hurry-up offense, and go old school and it backfired in spectacular fashion. This was on top of hiring Brian VanGorder as DC, which was the kiss of death, as he was, and still is, a terrible coach.