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Auburn coach Gus Malzahn makes an ESPN Radio at ESPN's Car Wash on Tuesday, July 23, 2013. (Todd Van Emst/Auburn Media Relations)

The debate that

at SEC Media Days has shown no signs of slowing down over the past week as the rest of college football's conferences hold their own media day appearances.

And it should come as no surprise that Malzahn had to deal with the topic multiple times during his tour of ESPN shows during the network's annual "Car Wash" for SEC coaches Tuesday.

Auburn Head Coach Gus Malzahn speaks during the SEC Media Days 2013 at the Hyatt Regency Birmingham - The Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Ala., Wednesday July 17, 2013. (Mark Almond/malmond@al.com)

Malzahn, one of the early proponents of the offense, once again cited his experience with the offense in saying that the no-huddle presents no safety issues.

"I've been running this type of offense since 1997 and hadn't seen any effects as far as player safety and all that," Malzahn said. "I really believe in what we do."

Bielema, for his part, danced around a question from ESPN anchor

Chris Fowler

about the effect of his big, powerful offensive linemen and whether or not they could cause more injuries, while reiterating his points from his SEC Media Days missive.

Malzahn also correctly pointed out that the offense is on the rise.

And not only across college football. Several NFL teams have used pace over the past couple of seasons, most notably the New England Patriots and at times the Green Bay Packers, and there are no rules changes on the horizon that would change it.

"If you look at college football, you're really seeing more and more of it, and even in pro football," Malzahn said. "Now that Chip Kelly's there, I think you'll see even more, and I think fans like it, players like, and I feel good about it moving forward."

West Virginia football coach Dana Holgorsen answers questions from the media during the NCAA college Big 12 Conference Football Media Days Monday, July 23, 2013 in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tim Sharp)

Malzahn has gotten plenty of support from other college football coaches in recent days, particularly at Big 12 SEC Media Days, where

and West Virginia's

Dana Holgorsen

offered another strong rebuttal Tuesday.

"I'd tell him to get over it because it's not going to change. It's going into the NFL, for crying out loud," Holgorsen said. "Don't see it changing any time soon. So you'd better learn to adapt to it."

Malzahn did have at least one suggestion for defensive coordinators trying to get substitutions in the game and give their players a rest.

"You do have three timeouts too if your guys, if your guys feel like you need to take a break, Malzahn said.