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Auburn hires McGriff as secondary coach, co-coordinator
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Auburn hires McGriff as secondary coach, co-coordinator

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 3:34 p.m. ET

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) Auburn has hired New Orleans Saints assistant Wesley McGriff as secondary coach and co-defensive coordinator.

Auburn announced the hiring on Thursday, two days after formally introducing new defensive coordinator Kevin Steele.

A 25-year coaching veteran, McGriff spent the last three seasons as the Saints secondary coach. He was co-defensive coordinator at Mississippi in 2012

McGriff also spent a season at Vanderbilt and four years as the University of Miami's secondary coach. The Hurricanes ranked second in the nation in pass defense in 2010.

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His other coaching stops include Kentucky and Baylor.

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