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Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn on the sidelines Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013, during the second quarter of the Iron Bowl at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala. (Julie Bennett/jbennett@al.com)

-- Auburn coach

Gus Malzahn

responded Wednesday to a

report linking him to the Texas coaching job.

Malzahn, on the first anniversary of being hired at Auburn last year, was asked about the article, which quoted an anonymous source saying Malzahn told friends that Texas was his dream job.

"The response is, I'm tickled to death to be the head coach of the Auburn Tigers," Malzahn said.

Earlier in the press conference, Malzahn was asked to reflect on his first full year on the Plains.

"I'm very blessed to be the head coach of the Auburn Tigers," Malzahn said. "I really appreciate the guys that gave me this opportunity and believed in me. We are playing for the SEC championship, so it's been a good year."

Mack Brown

, who is still the coach at Texas, has been the subject of widespread speculation all season, mostly that Texas would target

, based on an Associated Press report that provided alleged details of a conversation between Saban's agent,

Jimmy Sexton

, and two Texas regents.

Sexton is also Malzahn's agent.

that Malzahn is in line for a raise and a possible contract extension after the season.

Malzahn

and he's gotten three performance-related bonuses so far this season: $50,000 for reaching a bowl game, $100,000 for reaching 11 wins and $100,000 for reaching the SEC title game.

"We want Gus to be here for as long as he wants to be here," Jacobs said. "We'll be looking at a raise and possibly a contract extension as well. We won't have any of those discussions until after the season is over."