The Auburn Tigers made some huge waves across college football when they announced the hiring of their new head coach, South Florida’s Alex Golesh.

Widely considered one of the brightest young offensive minds in the sport, Golesh arrived to The Plains hungry to turn around what has been a subpar time for Auburn football.

He had other offers in addition to the Tigers as well. It was even reported days before he took the job that there was an agreement between him and the Arkansas Razorbacks.

During an appearance Friday with “The Next Round,” he was asked what separated Auburn from the jobs he turned down. His answer will have Tiger fans ready to run through a brick wall.

“For us, it was gonna take a unique opportunity [to leave South Florida], one that was aligned from the top to the bottom. And beyond any alignment an opportunity where you have a legitimate chance to win and win at the highest level,” Golesh said. “Beyond anything else, you have an opportunity to go win a national title and not lip service of we can make it to the playoff, not you hope you can do it if you build it the right way. But legitimately a place that #1 it’s been done at and #2 where everybody is aligned and going in the same direction where you can actually go win a national championship.”

Whether or not Golesh can actually accomplish this lofty goal remains to be seen, but for the first time in a long time, it feels like Auburn has a coach with a clear goal, vision and direction for the program. Tiger fans are going to be ready to back their new head coach relentlessly, and will hope the payoff is glory.