Auburn Football: Tigers Expected to Have One of the SEC’s Least Experienced Offenses in 2015

Auburn Football: Tigers Expected to Have One of the SEC’s Least Experienced Offenses in 2015 by Nicholas Ian Allen

Even if you don’t follow the NFL much, you probably know the San Fransisco 49ers need a new head coach. The Jim Harbaugh to Michigan saga has been on-going for a while now.

Could Gus Malzahn be on their radar? Rumor has it, they’ve contacted the Auburn football coach.

I’m not a sources guy but I did get an interesting text from a college buddy who claims the 49ers have reached out to Malzahn. — Curt Popejoy (@NFLdraftboard) January 5, 2015

Keep in mind, this isn’t a big time coaching tracker like FootballScoop.com or CoachingSearch.com. It’s not an “NFL Insider” like Ian Rapoport or Adam Schefter, or even anyone that covers the 49ers.

Popejoy is an NFL Draft writer for Bleacher Report, and through additional tweets, he admits a “text from a college buddy” isn’t much to go on, but that his friend has never steered him wrong when it comes to recruiting and college football-related information.

And, it’s not like Malzahn-to-the-NFL rumors are anything new. There were plenty last season after the Tigers turnaround from 3-9 to SEC champs and national championship contenders, and just two weeks ago, Rapoport mentioned Malzahn as a prime candidate for the Miami Dolphins had they decided to part ways with Joe Philbin.

SBNation’s 49ers website, Niners Nation, took Popejoy’s info and ran with it. This morning, they posted a story on why Malzahn would be a perfect fit in San Fransisco. The author, Oscar Aparicio, makes some nice points about Malzahn’s offensive philosophy, his teaching methodology, and the talent he would have to work with with the 49ers – most notably quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

Should Auburn football fans be worried about this rumor?

Not yet. It’s just a text and a tweet, after all. Plus, Malzahn is in the process of building a top-notch defensive coaching staff with the additions of defensive coordinator Will Muschamp and defensive backs coach Travaris Robinson in order to match his high-powered offense and potentially win championships with the Tigers.

But as long as Malzahn keeps the Tigers competitive in the SEC West, and as long as his offenses continue to produce great numbers, NFL owners and general managers will be intrigued by him.

And, one of these days, he might make the jump to the League. But today doesn’t appear to be that day.