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Former Auburn softball associate head coach Corey Myers resigned last week. (Auburn athletics)

Clint Myers insists the circumstances surrounding the abrupt resignation of Auburn softball associate head coach Corey Myers, his son, are related to a family matter and the head coach would welcome his son back "in a heartbeat."

Addressing Corey Myers' March 30 resignation, Clint Myers echoed the statement the school released on behalf of his son last week.

"He needed to spend some time with his family," Clint Myers said. "Being a full-time coach, full-time dad, full-time husband, full-time coach I mean, it's tough. ... It was something he had to do and life goes on. No one person is bigger than the program."

Clint Myers said he did not know if Corey Myers' resignation was connected to the leave of absence he took from the program during the fall and had no explanation as to how his son was best serving his family by resigning from a job in which he earned approximately $100,000 in annual total compensation.

"Can't answer that," Clint Myers said. "(I) don't know. You're talking about how I would - I can't speak for him. He felt it was important and we go with it there."

There are no Auburn police records related to this matter or legal proceedings in the state for Corey Myers, who attended the team's practice on the afternoon of March 30 before his resignation was announced that evening, 33 games into the season and on the eve of an SEC road series.

Clint Myers said, "Dealing with personal issues is never good," and the timing of when such matters may occur is rarely ideal, but he "most definitely" wished Corey Myers was still with the program and he would welcome his son back, but did not speak on behalf of Auburn's administration, who has not commented publicly on the matter.

"I'd take him back in a heartbeat," Clint Myers said. "But I mean again, there's a point in time that when that would be, I have no idea. ... He's my son and I loved working with him and I hope to in the future we can be able to work with him again."

In Corey Myers' absence, No. 5 Auburn swept Georgia for the first time ever in Athens and picked up some ground in the polls.

"I know what I really tried to do is prove that we can come together and be a team and we're a family," said catcher Carlee Wallace, who earned SEC Player of the Week honors for her play in last weekend's sweep. "... When things go our way or things do go the way that we plan I think it shows a lot about our character."

For the remainder of the season, manager Hunter Veach has assumed some of the responsibilities in managing Auburn's pitchers along with Clint Myers, who is working with the infielders on defense.

Volunteer coach Casey Myers, Clint's second son, is remaining in his role of coaching hitting and outfielders on defense.

Clint supported Casey's candidacy to eventually take over as head coach, a role Corey was being groomed for, when the time comes, but made it clear the events of the past week have not impacted his long-term plans.

"I've got a contract through 2020 and that's going to be up to (Auburn athletic director) Jay (Jacobs) and what he wants to do," Clint Myers said. "But I plan to honor my contract, God willing, health willing, that I'll get through that. We've got a lot of great kids coming in. We've got kids that are (in the class of) '18 or '19 that have been ranked No. 1 in the recruiting class. I may not be the smartest cookie in the cookie jar but why would I walk away from the best recruiting class?"