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Auburn HC Alex Golesh Reveals One Change He'd Make in College Athletics Alex Golesh has only been a head coach for three seasons in 2026, but he has a mature approach when it comes to rules and regulations in college football.
The Auburn head coach Alex Golesh is looking for more"hard situations" among players to grow more at the collegiate level.
| IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect Alex Golesh has only been a head coach for three seasons in 2026, but he has a mature approach when it comes to rules and regulations in college football.
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While he was asked a variety of questions, one was about the current stage of college football.
When Pollack wanted Goleshs opinion on a rule change that hed like to make, he chose one to help the adversity that some players experience.
The 42-year-old has a unique perspective on the experience due to his previous high school coaching experience at Westerville Central High School in Ohio.While he was only there for a year, he understood the level of athletes that he was coaching and what was prioritized.The development piece of what this is, Golesh said.
Maybe I got a unique background because I started as a high school coach, but I think these guys are still, you get them at 17, 18 years old, theres so much development thats gotta happen.
He said that the game of football can be long to learn, saying it takes time to be adjusted into your situation.Instead of this, players decide to hit the transfer portal instead of looking to carve out a role or grow through adversity.
Thats what Golesh wants to change, saying to give it two to three years until a player can make that decision.I think it takes guys time to get comfortable and to be able to grow, he said.
I think the amount of change thats happening all the time stunts that growth.
I really do.
After all, football brings life lessons into the fray, especially in college.Thats what Golesh sees in this situation due to leaving hard environments.A hard situation isnt a bad situation, and waiting your turn isnt a bad situation, he added.
Fighting for something isnt a bad situation; its real life, and at 40, we are all so grateful for those lessons that we learned back then.
After spending three seasons at USF, Golesh heads to the Plains with hopes to bring the Tigers back to being an SEC powerhouse, similar to that of the last 2000s and early 2010s.With the offensive mind that he has, hes also looking to bring lessons each day of practice.Are you going to walk out on your marriage because it got really hard? he said.Are you going to walk out on your kids because it got really hard? No, like as a man, youre not doing either of those things, so lets teach this now.
Griffin is a communications major who was the Sports Editor for The Tiger at Clemson University.
He led a team of 20+ reporters after working his way up through the ranks as a staff writer, sideline reporter, and assistant sports editor.