Hugh Freeze Announces Two New Hires To His Staff

Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze announced the hires of T.J. Rushing and Roc Bellantoni to his on-field staff on Wednesday.

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AUBURN, Ala.—Coaching veterans T.J. Rushing and Roc Bellantoni have been named defensive assistant coaches at Auburn, head coach Hugh Freeze announced Wednesday. Rushing, who joined Auburn’s staff in June 2024 as a special assistant to the head coach, will coach Auburn’s safeties, while Bellantoni, who was most recently at Florida Atlantic and coached at Auburn from 2021-22, will coach the Tigers’ outside linebackers.

“We’re excited to move T.J. back into an on-field role as well as welcome Roc back to the Plains,” Freeze said. “T.J. has a Super Bowl champion pedigree and is an outstanding coach who relates very well with our players. Roc has a wealth of knowledge and experienced a lot of success in three decades of coaching at various levels during his career.”

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