... why he loves being an SEC Network analyst and when he might return to coaching.

College football coach who was at the helm of Iowa State from 2007-2008 and then joined the Auburn Tigers in 2009. We all have such a blast together and I couldn’t be more thrilled to continue as part of the SEC Network family.” Doering joined ESPN in August 2015 as a studio analyst after previously contributing to SEC Network+ events and ESPN specials.

Former Auburn head coach Gene Chizik is back as an analyst on the SEC Network this season. This would make Chizik’s second stint on the network.

Gene Chizik is back in the SEC – sort of. I feel so lucky to be a member of our SEC Now team with Dari [Nowkhah] & Chiz [Coach Gene Chizik]. For the BCS Championship winning 2010 season, Chizik earned a base salary of $2.1 million plus bonuses worth an additional $1.1 million, including $500,000 for 13 wins, an SEC title, a BCS bowl appearance and winning the AP SEC Coach of the Year and an additional $600,000 for winning the BCS Championship Game. He currently resides in Florida, United States. Chizik's first appearance as an SEC Network analyst will be Sunday, Aug. 31, as a studio analyst for the Utah State at Tennessee game. Chizik, who coached Auburn to the national title in 2010, is joining the SEC Network as an analyst, he told USA TODAY Sports on Thursday. On a recent edition of “SEC For Now” on the SEC Network, former Auburn head coach Gene Chizik ranked his top five quarterbacks in the SEC heading into the 2020 college football season. Gene Chizik is a college football analyst for ESPN and SEC Network, having been with SEC Network since its inception in 2014. Gene Chizik (born December 28, 1961) is famous for being football coach. He will regularly contribute to the network's news and information show, SEC Now, on Mondays and Tuesdays, as well as other SEC Network studio shows. Like a lot of former Auburn football coaches, Gene Chizik continues to make his home in east Alabama.