Auburn has hired North Carolina running backs/special-teams coach Larry Porter as the team’s tight ends/H-Backs coach and recruiting coordinator, Gus Malzahn announced Saturday morning.
Porter’s extensive résumé stretches all over the map, most notably being a five-year stint in Baton Rouge under Les Miles, where Porter earned National Recruiter of the Year honors in 2007 and 2009. His success at LSU led to a head coaching opportunity at Memphis, where he directed his alma mater from 2010-2011.
“Larry is a true professional and will be a great addition to our staff,” Malzahn said. “He is an outstanding coach with a very good history of player development and is one of the top recruiters in the country.”
The Mississippi native’s brand can be found all over the college football world, including stops at Tennessee-Martin, Memphis, Arkansas State, LSU, Oklahoma State, Arizona State, Texas and UNC. Porter produced 1,000-yard rushers with the Red Wolves, Cowboys, Tigers and Tarheels.
"I want to thank Coach Malzahn for giving me and my family the opportunity to be a part of the Auburn family,” Porter said. “He has assembled a great staff and has all of the pieces to pursue a championship. Auburn has a great football tradition and I can't wait to get started. War Eagle!"
Porter replaces Scott Fountain as the Tigers’ tight ends and H-backs coach and replaces Rodney Garner as recruiting coordinator. Fountain’s duties also included special-teams coordinator in 2016, a position to be filled by current running backs coach Tim Horton this season, per Malzahn.
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