Jordan Muschamp received a text saying 'War Eagle' 30 minutes before Auburn's new defensive coordinator introduced himself as such to the press Saturday, Dec. 13.
The text was from former Florida head coach Will Muschamp, who was implying to his nephew that he was going to coach Auburn's defense in 2015.
Coming from a football family, Jordan was excited to see the happenings unfold for his uncle and Auburn.
Although, he said the attention he has received after his uncle was hired has not been as exciting.
"After it was announced people were following me on Twitter," Jordan said. "I had people finding me on Facebook. It was just kind of weird. Once it was announced I had so many people texting me. I'm hoping that we win every game just because I don't want people on my back."
Although his friends love being able to say they know Will Muschamp's nephew, the sophomore majoring in business management said he did not plan on attending a school where his uncle coaches.
The Rome, Georgia native said he always knew he would end up at Auburn, whether his uncle was there or not, because it is where most of his mother's side of the family went to school.
"Auburn is always where I wanted to go," Jordan said. "I only applied to Auburn and Ole Miss. Ole Miss was kind of like a backup plan."
Nevertheless, Jordan said he is excited about his uncle's energy returning to the Plains and hopes it will spark the Tigers' defense in 2015.
Jordan said the loudest he has ever heard Jordan-Hare Stadium was when his uncle was Auburn's defensive coordinator in 2006.
"When Will was defensive coordinator for Auburn, and we were playing against Florida in '06, we blocked a punt and returned it for a touchdown to take the lead and win the game," Jordan said. "That was the loudest I've ever heard it."
Jordan's uncle earned the title "Boom" for his enthusiastic behavior on the field. The passion comes from being a part of a football family, according to Jordan.
"The whole family loves football," Jordan said. "That's kind of where Will gets his passion for the game."
While his uncle played football at the University of Georgia and coached at the professional and college levels, he isn't the only Muschamp who loves the game.
Jordan Muschamp's father played football for the United States Military Academy at West Point, his grandfather played at the University of North Carolina, his great grandfather played at Penn State and his brother has offers to play for the Army and Air Force.
Even his grandmother loves it, according to Jordan.
This past Thanksgiving break she traveled to Gainesville, Florida, to watch Will Muschamp coach his last game as head coach of the Gators and then took a trip to Georgia so she could feed her son's football staff before a state playoff game.
Muschamp thinks head coach Gus Malzahn's offense and his uncle's defense will be quite the duo.
"With Gus's offense being good year in and year out and then Will's defenses always being pretty successful, I think it will be a really good football team next year," Jordan said. "I think our defense is going to be very much improved."
Auburn's defensive players will not be the only one's looking to thrive under Coach Boom's return.
The return of his uncle has caused some unwanted attention for Jordan, but nothing he said he can't handle yet.
The pressure is something that comes with the last name.
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