Auburn Announces Three Additions To Alex Golesh's Staff

On Monday, Auburn football announced three additions to Alex Golesh's first-year staff with the Tigers.

Desmond Morgan will be an assistant safeties coach, Earnest Thomas III will coach the corners as an assistant, and Jake Springer joins the staff as the defensive quality control coach. Per Auburn:

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Desmond Morgan joined the Auburn Football staff in January 2026. He serves as assistant safeties coach.

Morgan comes to Auburn following four seasons as safeties coach and senior
defensive analyst at Memphis. During that time the Tigers won 36 games and
reached four bowl games.

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Earnest Thomas III joined the Auburn Football staff in January 2026. He is an assistant cornerbacks coach for the Tigers.

Prior to coming to Auburn, he spent five years (2021-25) at Tennessee as a defensive assistant working closely with the team’s secondary. He was instrumental in the development of Jermod McCoy, a 2024 All-American, and Colton Hood, a 2025 All-SEC performer.

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Springer recently played defensive back for Ole Miss in 2021. This seems to be his first significant position in his early coaching career.

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