DJ Durkin, Auburn’s defensive shot-caller under Hugh Freeze. And now the interim big boss, is gearing up for one final two-minute drill of a challenge. He’ll try to push the Tigers across the bowl-eligibility goal line against Kalen DeBoer and a Crimson Tide squad desperately fighting to keep their CFP dreams from getting sacked.

Daniel John Durkin, the Youngstown-bred grinder, has always been known as one of college football’s sharpest defensive minds. The former Bowling Green linebacker has climbed the coaching ladder with pure grit, now steering Auburn’s defense with the same edge. Durkin’s schemes are infamous for their pressure, precision, and no-nonsense intensity. Shaped by years working alongside giants like Jim Harbaugh and Urban Meyer.

But while Durkin is calling the shots at A

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