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Lobbying for Gill, alum Barkley says Auburn should have hired black coach

By Mark Schlabach
ESPN.com

Monday, December 15, 2008

Former Auburn and NBA star Charles Barkley ripped the school he attended on Monday, saying the only reason the Tigers did not hire Buffalo's Turner Gill as the school's new football coach is because Gill is black. Auburn on Saturday hired Iowa State's Gene Chizik, who had a 5-19 record in two seasons with the Cyclones. Chizik was the defensive coordinator at Auburn in 2004, when the Tigers finished 13-0 and ranked No. 2 in the country. Chizik replaces former Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville, who ...

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