We may never know why assistant coach Scott Fountain was shown the door by Gus Malzahn. Coming off one of the best recruiting jobs of his career, Fountain was ceremonially dumped last week to make room for former Memphis coach Larry Porter.
Porter is regarded as one of the top recruiters in the country and is expected to help Malzahn close the gap with other SEC programs. Despite ranking ninth in this year’s 247 Sports recruiting list, Auburn was fourth overall in the SEC. Clearly, Malzahn is looking to move higher.
Despite five-straight top 10 recruiting finishes, the results have not translated to the field.