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What jersey numbers will Auburn football’s new faces wear in 2024?

Published: Feb. 23, 2024, 1:40 p.m.

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What jersey numbers will Cam Coleman, Walker White and Auburn football’s new faces wear in 2024?

Auburn huddles during the fourth-quarter light show during its game against Western Kentucky at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, AL on Saturday, Nov 19, 2022. Austin Perryman/Auburn TigersAustin Perryman/Auburn Tigers

With spring camp set to kick off on Tuesday, Auburn football will be pulling its jerseys out of the equipment room for the first time since December.

For the new faces on Auburn’s roster, Tuesday’s spring practice will be the first time they throw on an Auburn practice jersey with their assigned number. And on Friday, Auburn’s roster was updated to reflect which numbers each of Auburn’s new players will be wearing in 2024.

Here’s a look:

• No. 1 — Jerrin Thompson, defensive back, senior Texas transfer
• No. 3 — Laquan Robinson, safety, junior JUCO transfer
• No. 6 — Bryce Cain, wide receiver, freshman
• No. 8 — Cam Coleman, wide receiver, freshman
• No. 8 — Antonio Kite, defensive back, sophomore Alabama transfer
• No. 10 — Amaris Williams, defensive line, freshman
• No. 11 — Jamonta Waller, edge rusher, freshman
• No. 11 — Walker White, quarterback, freshman
• No. 12 — Dorian Mausi Jr., linebacker, senior Duke transfer
• No. 13 — TJ Lindsey, defensive line, freshman
• No. 14 — Robert Lewis, wide receiver, senior Georgia State transfer
• No. 16 — Demarcus Riddick, linebacker, freshman
• No. 17 — Rico Walker, tight end, sophomore Maryland transfer
• No. 18 — Kaleb Harris, safety, freshman
• No. 18 — Sam Jackson V, wide receiver, senior Cal transfer
• No. 28 — Kensley Louidor-Faustin, safety, freshman
• No. 31 — Joe Phillips, linebacker, freshman
• No. 33 — DJ Barber, linebacker, freshman
• No. 33 — Towns McGough, kicker, freshman
• No. 36 — Jalyn Crawford, cornerback, freshman
• No. 47 — Malik Blocton, defensive line, freshman
• No. 65 — Seth Wilfred, offensive line, sophomore JUCO transfer
• No. 70 — Favour Edwin, offensive line, freshman
• No. 73 — Percy Lewis, offensive line, senior Mississippi State transfer
• No. 89 — Dylan Gentry, wide receiver, freshman
• No. 92 — Trill Carter, defensive line, senior Texas transfer

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Auburn alum Dell McGee hired as Ga. State football coach

Updated: Feb. 23, 2024, 7:27 p.m.|Published: Feb. 23, 2024, 9:45 a.m.

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Former Auburn player Dell McGee hired as Georgia State head football coach

Dell McGee, a former Auburn defensive back and for the last eight years an assistant coach at Georgia, has been hired as head coach at Georgia State. (Photo by Jeffrey Vest/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

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Creg Stephenson | cstephenson@al.com

Former Auburn football player Dell McGee has been hired as head coach at Georgia State, the school announced Friday.

The 50-year-old McGee has been running backs coach at Georgia since 2016, helping the Bulldogs to three SEC championships and a pair of national championships in that time. He was also assistant head coach for his first three seasons at UGA, but added the title of run game coordinator in 2019.

“We are proud to announce Coach Dell McGee as our head football coach,” Georgia State athletics director Charlie Cobb said. “Coach McGee is an outstanding and authentic man with a strong passion for developing young men. His track record of competitive success at the high school and college levels makes me confident that he will lead our football program to its greatest achievements. We welcome Linda and Dell to Georgia State University!”

McGee replaces Shawn Elliott, who resigned last week to become tight ends coach at South Carolina. The Panthers had already begun spring practice when Elliott departed, but got special permission from the NCAA and Sun Belt Conference to postpone workouts and their spring game until a new coach was in place.

A native of Columbus, Ga., McGee was a multi-year starter at defensive back for Auburn in the early 1990s. Most famously, he had an interception late in the fourth quarter of the 1993 Iron Bowl, helping the Tigers secure a 22-14 victory over Alabama and an 11-0 finish to the season.

McGee played four seasons in the NFL and also spent time in NFL Europe, the XFL and the Arena Football League. Following several years as a high school coach in his home state (including eight seasons as head coach at Carver High School in Columbus), he was hired as an analyst by Gus Malzahn at Auburn in 2013.

After helping the Tigers to an SEC championship and a berth in the BCS title game, McGee was hired as running backs coach at Georgia Southern in 2014. He served as interim head coach for the 2015 GoDaddy Bowl after Willie Fritz departed for Tulane, and led the Eagles to a 58-27 victory over Bowling Green.

McGee was then hired for Kirby Smart’s first Georgia staff in 2016. He is regarded as one of the top recruiters in the country, having been named National Recruiter of the Year by both Rivals.com and 247 Sports in 2018.

“Thank you to President (Brian) Blake, Athletic Director Charlie Cobb and the entire search committee for the opportunity to be the head football coach at Georgia State University,” McGee said. “I’ve spent 20-plus years coaching in Georgia. As a native of this state, this opportunity to develop student-athletes here has always been the blessing I knew I was preparing for. 

“I am forever grateful for Coach Smart and the University of Georgia for supporting me in my dream of being of a college head coach. Georgia State is primed for success. As a premiere institution in the best city in America, I can’t wait to lead the football program as we compete for championships.”

McGee inherits a Georgia State team that went 7-6 in 2023, beating Utah State 45-22 in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. The Panthers open the 2024 season Aug. 31 at Georgia Tech.

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