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Auburn Names DeMarcus Van Dyke Cornerbacks Coach as Golesh Accelerates Staff Build

The hire extends Alex Golesh’s emphasis on staff continuity from South Florida.

Overview

  • Van Dyke was officially announced as Auburn’s cornerbacks coach, becoming the seventh on-field assistant on Golesh’s staff.
  • He follows Golesh from USF, where he coached cornerbacks the past two seasons after prior stops at Miami and FIU.
  • He replaces Wesley McGriff in the role, continuing Auburn’s defensive staff reshaping under coordinator D.J. Durkin.
  • A 2011 third-round NFL draft pick, Van Dyke played six seasons in the league with Oakland, Pittsburgh, Kansas City, Minnesota and Atlanta.
  • Five of Golesh’s seven on-field assistants have USF ties, and additional hires such as Kodi Burns, Jacob Bronowski and Coleman Hutzler are reported but not yet officially announced.