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<div class="story-header"> <h1 class="storyTitle">Sources: Auburn to name Chizik as coach</h1> <div class="byLine"> <p class="author">ESPN.com news services
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Iowa State coach Gene Chizik has been hired as the next coach of Auburn, sources close to the situation told ESPN.com.</p>
Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard said in a statement released Friday that his understanding is that Chizik -- the Tigers defensive coordinator from 2002-04 -- had met with Auburn officials and was a serious candidate for the job.</p>
Chizik was unavailable for further comment Friday.</p>
Pollard declined to comment to The Associated Press when approached at the Iowa State-Iowa basketball game on Friday night.</p>
Under Chizik in 2004, the Tigers allowed a national-low 11.3 points per game en route to an unbeaten season.</p>
Chizik then left for Texas. He spent two seasons as Mack Brown's assistant head coach and defensive coordinator, helping the Longhorns to the 2005 national championship.</p>
Chizik took over at Iowa State for Dan McCarney following the 2006 season and was regarded among the nation's best young coaches when he took the job. But he's gone just 5-19 in two seasons at Iowa State -- including a 2-10 mark in 2008.</p>
The Cyclones went winless in Big 12 play this season, and their win total has dipped in each of the past three seasons.</p>
Last week, Chizik stripped offensive coordinator Robert McFarland and defensive coordinator Wayne Bolt of those duties and reassigned them within the staff. He also fired quarterbacks coach Tony Petersen and secondary coach Shawn Raney.</p>
Neither of Iowa State's coordinator positions have been filled.</p>
Information from ESPN.com's Chris Low and Mark Schlabach and The Associated Press was used in this report.</p>
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