AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn has hired longtime Southeastern Conference assistant Melvin Smith as cornerbacks coach.
Gus Malzahn announced the hiring Tuesday of Smith, who spent the past seven seasons coaching cornerbacks and the secondary at Mississippi State.
Malzahn says Smith “is an outstanding secondary coach and is one of the top recruiters in the Southeastern Conference.”
Smith has spent 18 of his 31 years in coaching working at SEC schools. He coached Johnthan Banks, the 2012 Jim Thorpe Award winner.