Golesh's Auburn Debut: High Energy, High Hopes

0:00On March 18th, Auburn Tigers kicked off spring practice this week under new head coach Alex Gilesh. The 41-year-old led his first session inside the Waltoz football performance center and he came away pleased with the overall effort from his. Players on day one, in the four months since Gilesh took over, the team has shown quick progress amid a major roster shakeup. Many newcomers hail from his previous stop at USF, helping the group start to mesh faster than expected after last season's 5 and 7 finish. Gilesh noted strong energy and enthusiasm throughout most of the workout. Things got a bit messy toward the end with higher tempo but he sees it as a coaching fix to maintain sharp focus from start to finish. A big highlight is quarterback Byron Brown who transferred from USF. Last year he passed for over 3,000 yards and 28 touchdowns while rushing for a thousand yards and 14 scores. High hopes rest on him and other Tampa transfers to Spark Auburn's offense in the SEC. As spring ball ramps up,

1:01Gilesh's early optimism points to a squad building momentum ready to tackle the challenges ahead on the planes.