Malzahn: ‘We’re moving forward’

AUBURN, Ala. - Hitting the midway point of spring practices, it was clear which topic Auburn Coach Gus Malzahn preferred to discuss Saturday.

Malzahn was more interested in talking about an intrasquad scrimmage at Jordan-Hare Stadium than the recent reports and allegations swirling around the Auburn football program, much of which centers on activity during his stint as the Tigers’ offensive coordinator from 2009-2011.

“Administration has already talked about that, and we’re moving forward,” Malzahn said.

Reporters fired five different questions at Malzahn about the Roopstigo.com report Wednesday and ESPN The Magazine narrative Thursday, ranging from accusations of NCAA violations to in-depth depictions of a designer drug epidemic during the national championship season of 2010.

Malzahn insisted “nobody” on the current roster or coaching staff has been distracted by the off-field drama while refusing to address the university’s current drug policy or whether there was a cover-up by the athletic department while he was on the previous staff.

“Like I said, the administration took care of it and as a head coach I feel good about the way they handled it,” Malzahn said. “I support our administration and the way they handled it.”