"First off all, I'm very, very overwhelmed. I'm back home. What can I say, I'm back home," Chizik said. "I feel very blessed, my family, myself. This is a dream come true for us."Chizik had a very successful stint as Auburn's defensive coordinator from 2002-04 before taking the same position at Texas in 2005-06 and eventually spending the last two seasons as head coach at Iowa State."These people of Auburn University and the Auburn family is what I got into coaching for," Chizik said. "And I left it with the dream one day to come back to it. And today I'm living that dream. I want to thank you guys."War Eagle!"