Eddie Gran Hometown: Escondido, Ca. Position: Running Backs/Special Teams Birthdate: 07/21/1965

EDUCATION
College: California Lutheran (B.S., 1987)

PLAYING EXPERIENCE
Wide Receiver - California Lutheran (1984-87)

COACHING EXPERIENCE
1987-88 California Lutheran (Wide Receivers)
1989- Southeast Missouri State (Running Backs)
1989- East Carolina (Graduate Asst.-Defensive Backs)
1990-91- Miami (Graduate Asst.-Linebackers, 1990; Quarterbacks, 1991)
1992-93- Cincinnati (Wide Receivers)
1994- Idaho State (Wide Receivers)
1994-98- Mississippi (Running Backs)
1999-Present- Auburn (Running Backs)

BOWL EXPERIENCE
Coach: 1990 Cotton Bowl, 1991 Orange Bowl, 1997
Ford Motor City Bowl, 2001 Citrus Bowl, 2001 Peach Bowl, 2003 Capital One Bowl, 2003
Music City, 2005 Sugar Bowl, 2006 Capital One, Cotton Bowl

MISCELLANEOUS
Notable: Coached All-American Carnell Williams in 2004, who was the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2005 with the Tampa Bay Bucaneers ... Coached four first-team All-SEC selections: Kenny Irons (2005, 2006), Carnell Williams (2003, 2004), Ronnie Brown (2004) and Rudi Johnson (2000) ... Has coached three running backs selected in the first round while an assistant for Tuberville: John Avery in 1998 and Brown and Williams in 2005 ... Also coached Deuce McAllister, who was a first round selection in 2001, after Gran came to Auburn ... Six former Gran-coached running backs currently in the NFL: Ronnie Brown, Heath Evans, Kenny Irons, Brandon Jacobs, Deuce McAlister and Carnell Williams ... In 2005, for the fifth time in previous six years and fourth year in a row, had a 1,000-yard rusher with Kenny Irons (1,205) ... Under Gran's guidance, Carnell Williams set the Auburn career record for rushing touchdowns ... Helped Auburn lead the SEC in scoring offense in 2005 and 2004 ... Coached Rudi Johnson, the 2000 SEC Player of the Year, who set an Auburn single-season record with 10 100-yard rushing games ... Directed Auburn's special teams, which in 2006 included SEC Special Teams Player of the Year and Groza Finalist John Vaughn, as well as three-time All-SEC honoree Kody Bliss .. Coached Auburn special teams in 2006 that finished first in the SEC in kickoff coverage, field goal pct., PAT pct., and punting ... Under Gran's direction, Kody Bliss finished third nationally in punting average in 2006, while the team was fourth nationally in the category