Dave Campo to Auburn?

A couple of sources are reporting that former Dallas Cowboys head coach and current Jacksonville Jaguars Assistant Head Coach/Secondary Coach Dave Campo is at the top of Tommy Tuberville's list to become the new defensive coordinator at Auburn.

Dunaway and Brown of WSPZ 690-AM in Birmingham - www.dandbradio.com

Bryan Matthews of Auburn's Rivals.com page - www.auburnsports.com

Campo and Tuberville were both on Jimmy Johnson's Miami Hurricanes staff (Tuberville a G.A., Campo a secondary coach). Campo was the secondary coach on the two Cowboys' Super Bowl teams under Jimmy Johnson, and was the defensive coordinator on the Barry Switzer Super Bowl team.

Campo, 60, fits the Tuberville DC mold. He is a secondary guy, which is a typical Tuberville hire, as he doesn't have a secondary coach amongst "his guys." He and Tuberville have ties. And Campo doesn't appear to be the type of guy that would leave quickly (He's a man! He's 60!)

Assuming this is the hire, is it a "splash" hire? Probably not. But it may just be the right hire, and that is all that matters.

This blogger, for one, thinks that the hire could be a set up for linebackers coach James Willis to be groomed as the successor. Just one man's humble opinion.