After Cam Newton torched Arkansas State for five total touchdowns in his Auburn debut, head coach Gene Chizik had a question for Curtis Luper, the running backs coach and only full-time assistant in the press box. Luper remembers the conversation.
“You need any help up there?” Chizik asked.
“No, I have enough help,” Luper said.
Alongside Luper at Jordan-Hare Stadium were three quality control assistants: Casey Woods, Erik Link and Eliah Drinkwitz.
“Those guys were really young coaches and they were on it,” Luper said.
The 2010 Auburn football team was special. Behind Newton, the Tigers capped off a perfect regular season with a 24-point comeback on the road against Alabama and won the National Championship against Oregon.