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1/25/13
AUBURN, Alabama – One of Gus Malzahn's assistant coaches is leaving Auburn to join the Dallas Cowboys.
Assistant head coach and special teams coach Rich Bisaccia is leaving to be special teams coach for the Cowboys as he returns to the NFL where he spent most of his career.
Tim Horton will move from tight ends coach to running backs coach – the position he held at Arkansas – and player personnel director Scott Fountain will become the tight ends and special teams coach. Fountain has directed Auburn's recruiting the last four years.
Auburn hired Biassica on Jan. 3 from the San Diego Chargers.
"Rich had an offer that he felt he could not turn down and we wish him nothing but the best," Malzahn said in a statement. "I'm excited that Tim will be coaching our running backs. He has a tremendous track record coaching some great backs and I'm extremely confident that will continue here at Auburn. Scott is someone I tried to hire as an assistant coach a year ago at Arkansas State. He is a great coach with a tremendous work ethic, and his strong ties in the state of Alabama will be an asset to our program."
Horton has coached running backs for 12 seasons, including the past six years at Arkansas. He coached four different 1,000-yard rushers from 2007-10. Under his watch, Darren McFadden and Felix Jones earned All-America honors, while Dennis Johnson and Knile Davis earned All-SEC honors.
AUBURN, Alabama – One of Gus Malzahn's assistant coaches is leaving Auburn to join the Dallas Cowboys.
Assistant head coach and special teams coach Rich Bisaccia is leaving to be special teams coach for the Cowboys as he returns to the NFL where he spent most of his career.
Tim Horton will move from tight ends coach to running backs coach – the position he held at Arkansas – and player personnel director Scott Fountain will become the tight ends and special teams coach. Fountain has directed Auburn's recruiting the last four years.
Auburn hired Biassica on Jan. 3 from the San Diego Chargers.
"Rich had an offer that he felt he could not turn down and we wish him nothing but the best," Malzahn said in a statement. "I'm excited that Tim will be coaching our running backs. He has a tremendous track record coaching some great backs and I'm extremely confident that will continue here at Auburn. Scott is someone I tried to hire as an assistant coach a year ago at Arkansas State. He is a great coach with a tremendous work ethic, and his strong ties in the state of Alabama will be an asset to our program."
Horton has coached running backs for 12 seasons, including the past six years at Arkansas. He coached four different 1,000-yard rushers from 2007-10. Under his watch, Darren McFadden and Felix Jones earned All-America honors, while Dennis Johnson and Knile Davis earned All-SEC honors.