Cadillac Williams’ eyes were bloodshot as he walked out of the visiting locker room in Bryant-Denny Stadium.
Auburn’s interim coach fought back the tears as they welled in his eyes after stepping to the podium. The pain in his voice was matched only by the pride as he reflected on what was his final game as the Tigers’ interim head coach and the experience of the last four weeks leading his alma mater.
People are also reading… The Tigers went 2-2 down the stretch after Bryan Harsin was fired following a 3-5 start to the year. One of those losses was on the road in overtime against Mississippi State, as Auburn fell short after erasing a 21-point first-half deficit and twice taking the lead in the fourth quarter against the Bulldogs.
It was a remarkable turnaround, all things considered, and a sentimental month around the program as Williams’ earnest approach resonated both within the locker room and the Auburn fan base. One Auburn’s favorite sons and all-time greats restored pride in a program down on its luck after Harsin’s disastrous tenure, and he did it with a down-to-earth mentality off the field and hardnosed philosophy on it.
Yet he managed to get buy-in from a team that was lost in a downward spiral under Harsin, a coaching staff that scrambled to keep the program afloat and a fanbase that was disenchanted by the prior coach’s lack of results. "I’m talking about absolutely special the way they done poured into my life, the support, the way they got behind this team. Whew. Auburn is in a better place because of these seniors and the Auburn family. Future is bright, very bright.”
That belief revitalized a downtrodden program, as Williams saw his players not only respond with their resolve on the field but with the way they handled themselves off the field as well. That’s what has resonated most with Williams during this experience, as he remarked about how much the demeanor has changed around the building and how academic advisers have noticed a turnaround from players this last month too.
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