Tracy Rocker on his new Auburn defensive line: `The thing I'm looking forward to is hard work'Posted by cgoldber January 12, 2009 17:24PMTracy Rocker is big enough to coach the defensive line all by himself.Todd Van Emst/AuburnWhile coaching at Arkansas, Tracy Rocker was honored by Auburn at Jordan-Hare Stadium for being inducted in the College Football Hall of FameThe former Auburn All-American and College Football Hall of Famer said Monday he'll handle the defensive tackles and defensive ends for Gene Chizik, and that's a departure from Tommy Tuberville's coaching staff that divided up the tackles and ends among two coaches.``One thing I know about playing about playing down there is there is not an off down,'' Rocker said in a late Monday afternoon. ``You have to play every snap.''Perhaps it would be best if Auburn's current players follow that thought if they want to impress their new coach.Auburn UniversityTracy Rocker: Finishing off Alabama back in the day``We have our work cut out. The thing I'm looking forward to is hard work.''Rocker, who is leaving Ole Miss, said returning to Auburn where he starred in the 1980s is ``a great honor.''``I always wanted to be known as a great coach. I'm not a player anymore. I'm a coach.''Rocker said he remembers defensive coordinator Ted Roof as a player at Georgia Tech - when Rocker played at Auburn - and heard good things about him since as a coach.``In the coaching world, I always heard he was a great guy to work for,'' Rocker said.
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