Former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville is joining the Republican race to win back the Senate seat from Democrat Doug Jones in 2020, according to The Associated Press.
Tuberville, who coached the Tigers from 1999-2008, is set to announce his candidacy Saturday, a person familiar with Tuberville's decision told the AP. This person wasn't authorized to publicly discuss Tuberville's plans and spoke on condition of anonymity.
Tuberville's Auburn tenure included an undefeated 2004 season in which the Tigers were left out of the BCS National Championship Game in favor of USC and Oklahoma. He led Auburn to eight other bowl appearances.