Assistant Coaches

[MyNameEhJeff]

Greatest Offensive Line Coach to Ever Live
Team's rushing yards per attempt in 2025: 4.3
Team's rushing yards per attempt in 2024: 4.4
Team's rushing yards per attempt in 2023: 4.0

Terrible Offensive Line Coach Who Doesn't Even Have an Updated Bio
Team's rushing yards per attempt in 2025: 4.4
Team's rushing yards per attempt in 2024: 4.7
Team's rushing yards per attempt in 2023: 4.8

College Football Stats - College FB Team Yards per Rush Attempt | TeamRankings.com

College Football yards per rush attempt, by team.

www.teamrankings.com

Is rushing yards per attempt the only stat that matters for an OL?

 

[MyNameEhJeff]

It was clearly written right when he got hired. Its unknown whether the Auburn SID just never updated it or when you search his name on google you are still getting linked to a dated page on Auburn's website and more recent bio pages have been removed (along with several of their coaches from last years staff) because they don't keep archived rosters/coaching staff directories by year like some schools do. Regardless, its a pretty wild thing to use as a justification for how good or not good a coach is.

*that* is not solely what's being looked at. The fact that they gave up the 4th or 5th most sacks in the country last year and have had 7 losses in 5 consecutive seasons is pretty telling. I want winners, not weiners, on this staff

 

[RustShack]

I would say the OL this year was the best performing, most consistent position group on the team.

But how was it written in his bio?

 

[Letterkenny]

The only reason I would think he wouldn't retire, is because he's from that area. Maybe he wants to give it one final run in front of friends and family, then Campbell can poach Veidt and the defense would essentially stay the same

I believe his kids live in central Iowa though.

 

[ripvdub]

Is rushing yards per attempt the only stat that matters for an OL?

I Will take some sacks if we can average 4.7 4.8 ypr as a team. I hope a better OC would prevent the sacks.

 

[Gerbs]

I saw a tweet where they said PFN (?) had them at 24th best offensive line overall. Here it is:

24th overall line while giving up the 4 most sacks in all d1. Seems dubious

 

[Mads4st8]

24th overall line while giving up the 4 most sacks in all d1. Seems dubious

Please follow along.

 

[Kaner04]

*that* is not solely what's being looked at. The fact that they gave up the 4th or 5th most sacks in the country last year and have had 7 losses in 5 consecutive seasons is pretty telling. I want winners, not weiners, on this staff

I mean it’s auburn. They’ve been a mess of a program since winning it all in 2010

 

[RustShack]

24th overall line while giving up the 4 most sacks in all d1. Seems dubious

Yeah but Jeff grades the OL on sacks. He’s clearly not smart but he cares more about the QB decisions rather than the OL doing their job.

 

[KennyPratt42]

*that* is not solely what's being looked at. The fact that they gave up the 4th or 5th most sacks in the country last year and have had 7 losses in 5 consecutive seasons is pretty telling. I want winners, not weiners, on this staff

So now we’re drawing conclusions based on 2 seasons when he wasn’t even a coach at Auburn?

Or were you making the point that Auburn was a mess before he got there?

 

[nhclone]

Is rushing yards per attempt the only stat that matters for an OL?

No, sacks given up is. We hired a lame duck and we’ll be lucky to get a play off next year.

 

[fsanford]

24th overall line while giving up the 4 most sacks in all d1. Seems dubious

Its documented that Jackson Arnold holds the ball way too long

Jackson Arnold, the Auburn QB, has faced scrutiny for holding the ball too long, leading to sacks and turnovers, a trait noted even before his transfer from Oklahoma

Common comments from Auburn fans

"Yes, he held the ball for far too long all game. A lot of the sacks he took were good protection and a decent pocket."


Lastly
The Oklahoma Sooners' offensive line had a historically bad 2024 season, allowing a nation-leading 50 sacks, averaging 3.85 per game, and ranking last in the country.

Jackson Arnold was the QB last year.

This year OU allowed 20 sacks


Not an O-Line issue

 

[cayin]

I'm inclined to think that rushing against mostly SEC D-lines carries some weight here. Looks like good numbers to me.

It should be noted they play 4 non con games in the SEC. 3 of those are usually against patsies. So they get one extra game to pad stats and bring averages way up. Plus they play one patsie late in the year instead of September, which means a tired football team. Conversely, Clanton didn’t have to coach against SEC d lines. I’m sure out sack total would be up, probably not 42 though

 

[flander1649]

As Arnold starting playing less the last couple of games their sacks allowed did start to trend down. Only allowed one vs Bama.

 

[Frak]

The only reason I would think he wouldn't retire, is because he's from that area. Maybe he wants to give it one final run in front of friends and family, then Campbell can poach Veidt and the defense would essentially stay the same

I'm honestly surprised that Campbell didn't poach Veidt right away and take Heacock as an analyst for a year or two. Guess I figured that was the plan the whole time.

 

[Nutt3r_Butt3r]

24th overall line while giving up the 4 most sacks in all d1. Seems dubious

According to PFF, Auburn was #54 in Run Blocking & #74 in Pass Blocking.

Their highest graded players (with 200+ snaps) were TE Preston Howard (76.9) & T Xavier Chaplin (75.3)... everyone else either had minimal snaps or was graded at a 71 or below.

 

[KennyPratt42]

According to PFF, Auburn was #54 in Run Blocking & #74 in Pass Blocking.

Those numbers feel about right after looking at their team stats/reading a little about their offense. What did their PFF run blocking and pass blocking ranking look like in 2023 and 2024? And if you don't mind Ole Miss in 2021 and 2022.

 

[CycloneVet]

The Heacock silence is deafening. I'd guess he retires.

If I was him I’d get paid well being an analyst, aka do nothing except hang around the office and watch a little film and play grab ass all day. Sounds like a sweet gig.

 

[CycloneVet]

*that* is not solely what's being looked at. The fact that they gave up the 4th or 5th most sacks in the country last year and have had 7 losses in 5 consecutive seasons is pretty telling. I want winners, not weiners, on this staff

Remember they played in the SEC. Every player is a monster didn’t you hear?

 

[Nutt3r_Butt3r]

They were 58th (PBLK)/42nd (RBLK) in 2024 & 63rd/62nd in 2023.

Jackson Arnold appears to be a portion of 2025's problems, time to throw was decent at 2.84 seconds (8th in SEC) and average TTT on sacks was 3.75 seconds. He has a comparable TTT as most NCAA QBs.