Gus Malzahn was hired by Auburn following the 2012 season and led the Tigers to two SEC Championship games in 2013 and 2017. They won the SEC title in 2013 and played for the National Championship losing in the final seconds to Florida State.

Auburn defeated Georgia and Alabama, who were both ranked No. 1, in 2017 and was considered one of the best teams in the country at the time. As it turned out, those would be the only two seasons in the Malzahn era that finished with a double-digit win total.

Andy Graham is a regular columnist for The Outlook.