AU COACHING SEARCH: Hoke confirms he interviewed for jobOne week after Tommy Tuberville Thomas H. Tuberville, (born September 18, 1954) is an American college football coach and current head coach of the Auburn Tigers football team. He earned his 100th career win on October 6, 2007 in a 35-7 victory over Vanderbilt. ’s resignation, Auburn is still without a head football coach, but is plenty of candidates deep into its search. Ball State coach Brady Hoke Brady Hoke is the current head football coach at Ball State University. As a player Hoke was a four-year football letterman and defensive stand out for Ball State. He was part of the 1978 team that won the Mid-American Conference. , at a GMAC Bowl The GMAC Bowl is a post-season NCAA-sanctioned Division I-A college football bowl game that has been played annually at Ladd Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama since 1999. press conference in Mobile on Wednesday, became the fifth candidate to confirm his interview for the Auburn job. Hoke hoke tr.v. hoked, hok·ing, hokes Slang To give an impressive but artificial, false, or deceptive quality to: hoked up some phony allegations. had previously denied contact from, or interest in, Auburn. “We had discussions, but I think there’s been a lot of discussions,” Hoke said, as reported on the Mobile Press-Register’s Web site Wednesday evening. Though his were one of many discussions held in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , as coaches from across the country gathered for the College Football Hall of Fame’s annual banquet, Hoke admitted his interest was piqued. “Oh, sure,” he said. “If you’re any kind of competitor, the challenges are out there, so there’s always a high interest.” The opposing coach Hoke will face in the 10th annual GMAC Bowl, Tulsa’s Todd Graham Todd Graham (born December 5, 1964 in Mesquite, Texas) is the head football coach at the University of Tulsa. He was previously the head coach at Rice University in Houston, Texas. , has also had his name linked to Auburn search. Graham, though, did not confirm he interviewed. A spokesman from Tulsa said the university does not comment on job speculation. “It’s flattering to be mentioned with a program of that stature,” Graham said. “It’s a reflection on our own program and the success we’ve had. As a university, we don’t speculate on other jobs and employment opportunities. “I’m happy where I am. I love being at Tulsa. It’s a great place. We have a lot of momentum, and we’re excited about the future.” Hoke and Graham join a list of six suspected candidates for the Auburn job, not counting those on athletic director Athletic director (commonly, "athletics director") is a position at many American colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, which oversees the work of the coaches and related staff involved in intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic Jay Jacobs’ list that have yet to become public knowledge. Buffalo head coach Turner Gill has not confirmed, himself, that he interviewed for the job, though it was confirmed Auburn asked for and received permission to speak with him. Louisiana Tech coach Derek Dooley, Georgia assistant Rodney Garner and Miami offensive coordinator Patrick Nix have all confirmed their interviews. Garner and Nix are Auburn alums. 
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