A key offensive coach that was part of an undefeated season at Auburn is coming back. Al Borges has been added to the Auburn staff as an offensive analyst, according to multiple reports and confirmed by an Auburn spokesperson.
Borges was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Auburn from 2004 through 2007, and he received a good amount of praise for Auburn’s 13-0 season in 2004, which finished No. 2 in the AP and coaches polls without a chance to compete for the BCS national championship (which was won by USC against Oklahoma). Borges resigned from his position as offensive coordinator at Auburn prior to the team’s bowl game at the end of the 2007 season.
Before any of you laugh at Auburn re: Al Borges:
— Matt Zemek (@MattZemek) April 12, 2017
1) Auburn went unbeaten with Borges as OC in 2004
2) He's not the OC this time
Auburn was 41-9 with a 4-0 record in the Iron Bowl the last time Al Borges coached at Auburn. BORGES BACK. #wareagle
— War Blogle 🦃 (@WarBlogle) April 12, 2017
Borges went on to take on the offensive coordinator role at San Diego State under Brady Hoke. He followed Hoke to Michigan in 2011 and spent the past two seasons at San Jose State after a year off from coaching in 2014. Though he will not be coaching for the Tigers this time around, his offensive mindset should be a good addition to the staff. Auburn was sixth in the SEC in total offense and scoring last season.