The Auburn Tigers are in the midst of beginning a new chapter led by head coach Alex Golesh — revered as one of the brightest, young offensive minds in the sport.

With the arrival of Golesh, there is plenty of hope that the subpar program history is about to come to an end. Auburn may finally be able to work their way back to competing for SEC and national titles.

That fresh start is not coming this bowl season, however.

As teams opt out from postseason games entirely, bowl games have to scramble to find participants. When eligible 6-6 teams run out, they turn to teams who won just five games. The Tigers were among the group of 5-7 squads, and were offered a chance to compete in the Birmingham Bowl, but turned it down.

Golesh explained to media that it simply was not in the cards.

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