AUBURN, Ala. When former Auburn wide receiver Tony Stevens walked out the door with the rest of his fellow seniors he didn’t expect offensive coordinator Rhett Lashlee to join them. Stevens found out about Lashlee’s departure when the news leaked out on social media.
“I was really surprised, I was,” Stevens said. “I was just on Twitter and just seen it. Oh, he’s leaving? It was unexpected to me.”
Lashlee didn’t offer any hints he was looking to leave leading up to the Sugar Bowl. Stevens left the visiting locker room in the Superdome expecting the offensive coordinator to return.