Auburn has extended the contracts of assistant football coaches Herb Hand and Travis Williams, according to sources with knowledge of the situation.

The most recently released contracts for both Hand and Williams, who completed their second years coaching Auburn's offensive line and linebackers, respectively, expired on Jan. 1.

Terms were not immediately available on the new contracts, which were expected after coach Gus Malzahn said Hand would be returning to the staff.

Hand earned $420,000 annually and Williams, a former Auburn linebacker who served as an analyst for two years before being promoted to linebackers coach in 2016, earned $225,000 under their old contracts.

A source indicated Williams' extension was signed prior to the expiration of his old contract, which was why he said it was "not necessarily true" that his contract was up after the Peach Bowl on Jan. 1.

Auburn wide receivers coach Kodi Burns, whose last publicly released contract runs through Jan. 31, is also expected to be retained.

Last week, Auburn hired Marcus Woodson as its 10th assistant coach.

In November, Auburn released the contracts of offensive coordinator Chip Lindsey, tight ends coach Larry Porter and secondary coach Greg Brown, but has not released contract extensions for other members of Malzahn's staff despite multiple requests.

James Crepea is an Auburn beat reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @JamesCrepea.