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Auburn fires Chizik 2 years after BCS title

By DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS

Posted: November 26, 2012 at 12:24 a.m.

Auburn Coach Gene Chizik walks the sidelines during the second half of Saturday’s 49-0 loss to Alabama at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Chizik was fired Sunday after a 3-9 season by Athletic Director Jay Jacobs.

DAVE MARTIN
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Auburn Coach Gene Chizik walks the sidelines during the second half of Saturday’s 49-0 loss to Alabama at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Chizik was fired Sunday after a 3-9 season by Athletic Director Jay Jacobs.

Gene Chizik led Auburn to a historic season but couldn’t keep the Tigers from descending to their lowest point in decades.

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