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235:
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91:High school:
18:
1535:1988 births
1514:Casey Woods
1484:Gus Malzahn
1464:Jeff Grimes
1437:Gene Chizik
1405:Trovon Reed
1395:Cody Parkey
1365:Josh Harris
1330:Chris Davis
1310:Daren Bates
1242:(2023–2024)
1234:(2022–2023)
1226:(2021–2022)
1218:(2019–2021)
1210:(2017–2018)
1194:(2015–2016)
1186:(2013–2016)
1178:(2013–2014)
1136:(2008–2009)
1120:(2005–2007)
1118:Brandon Cox
1112:(2001–2004)
1081:(1996–1997)
1073:(1994–1995)
1071:Patrick Nix
1065:(1990–1993)
1057:(1988–1989)
1039:(1982–1983)
1021:(1978–1979)
993:(1969–1971)
957:(1962–1964)
955:Jimmy Sidle
891:(1948–1949)
862:(1932–1933)
773:(1915–1916)
731:(1911–1913)
729:Kirk Newell
723:(1906–1908)
690:(1894–1896)
580:January 16,
489:February 7,
323:Brandon Cox
299:Gus Malzahn
124:As a coach:
1529:Categories
1432:Head coach
1425:Lee Ziemba
1390:Cam Newton
1320:Josh Bynes
1315:Kodi Burns
1248:Hank Brown
1192:Sean White
1142:Cam Newton
1134:Chris Todd
1126:Kodi Burns
1087:Gabe Gross
1063:Stan White
750:Ted Arnold
721:Tom McLure
504:Rivals.com
465:References
339:Cam Newton
236:Kodi Burns
53:1988-12-24
25:Kodi Burns
1400:Ryan Pugh
742:Rip Major
437:Tennessee
366:staff at
174:Tennessee
111:Position:
1494:Ted Roof
1355:Dee Ford
607:Archived
575:NOLA.com
345:against
335:Ole Miss
303:Arkansas
101:College:
382:Samford
297:and by
249:of the
176:(2021)
158:(2015)
150:(2014)
148:Samford
142:(2013)
134:(2012)
78:Weight:
70:Height:
1250:(2024)
1216:Bo Nix
1202:(2016)
1165:(2012)
1152:(2011)
1144:(2010)
1128:(2008)
1089:(1998)
980:(1966)
914:(1953)
878:(1941)
870:(1936)
786:(1917)
760:(1914)
752:(1913)
744:(1912)
374:Auburn
347:Oregon
295:Auburn
140:Auburn
105:Auburn
65:, U.S.
243:coach
47:Born:
582:2024
491:2008
271:2010
257:and
217:2011
190:2023
186:2022
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