Auburn has fired head football coach Gus Malzahn, the school announced Sunday.
The decision comes less than 24 hours after the Tigers finished the regular season with a 6-4 record after beating Mississippi State 24-10 on Saturday.
“After evaluating the state of the Auburn football program, we’ve decided that it was time to make a change in leadership,” Auburn director of athletics Allen Greene said in a statement. “We appreciate everything that Gus did for the program over the last eight seasons. We will begin a search immediately for a coach that can help the Auburn program consistently compete at the highest level.”
Defensive coordinator Kevin Steele will take over as interim head coach.
Malzahn finished with a record of 68-34.
The program reached the BCS National Championship in his first season in 2013 and competed in two other New Year’s Six bowl games.
“Coach Malzahn led the Auburn football program with honor and integrity,” Auburn president Jay Gogue said in a statement. “We appreciate his service to Auburn Athletics, Auburn University and, in particular, our student-athletes. We wish him and [wife] Kristi all the best.”
