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It’s always good when a player on any team–whether it be on a low-level Division III school or a Power 5 national powerhouse like Auburn football–heaps praise on someone paid to mentor and develop the aforementioned player.
Defensive lineman Jaren Handy doesn’t directly work with cornerbacks coach Zac Etheridge, but that didn’t stop him from calling him a real one:
Few of the real ones I’ve ever held a conversation with tbh! https://t.co/k48k4tTcb5
— Alm!ghty Turbo™ufe0f (@Jarenhandy2) February 22, 2021
It’s good to see this level of synergy within a college football program that had somewhat of a down year in 2020 and is now undergoing one of the biggest personnel makeovers in Division I FBS.