Auburn's Philip Montgomery named top-50 offensive coordinator in college football

Montgomery, a decorated long-time OC and head coach, is one of the best offensive minds in the game.

Author:
Lance Dawe
Publish date:
Jun 8, 2023 3:46 PM EDT

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Auburn's two coordinator hires aren't talked about enough.

Especially offensive coordinator Philip Montgomery, who should be calling Auburn's plays this season if Hugh Freeze is telling the truth about how he is going to manage things on the sideline in 2023.

Big Game Boomer, a college football social media influencer and master of list creation, has put out a graphic containing his top 50 offensive coordinators in college football.

Auburn's Philip Montgomery comes in at No. 43, and the No. 7 OC in the SEC. A little low, all things considered.

Montgomery has piloted several record-breaking offenses, some of which included Heisman-winning quarterbacks - a former head coach that has proven over a decade-plus of calling plays that he knows a thing or two about scoring should probably be a little higher, but what do we know?

The Tigers kick off the 2023 season on September 2nd at home vs UMass at 2 p.m. CT on ESPN.

Here's a look at the entire 2023 schedule:

Sept. 2nd vs UMass

Sept. 9th at California

Sept. 16th vs Samford

Sept. 23rd at Texas A&M

Sept. 30th vs Georgia

Oct. 14th at LSU

Oct. 21st vs Ole Miss

Oct. 28th vs Mississippi State

Nov. 4th at Vanderbilt

Nov. 11th at Arkansas