Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!enterpoop.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!americast-post Newsgroups: americast.twt.sports From: americast-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: americast-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: Dye quits post as Auburn coach Date: Thu, 26 Nov 92 15:00:28 EST Message-ID: Lines: 55 \SE D;SPORTS;COLLEGES \SS (WS) \HD Dye quits post as Auburn coach \BY ASSOCIATED PRESS \DT BIRMINGHAM, Ala. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Pat Dye resigned last night after 12 years as football coach at Auburn, a tenure that included four Southeastern Conference titles and ended with an NCAA investigation that marred his final two seasons. "Coach Pat Dye has tendered his resignation as head football coach and it has been accepted," Auburn president William Muse said during a late-night news conference. "This was Coach Dye's decision.This was a difficult decision for him and Auburn University." Dye's final game will be today when Auburn (5-4-1) plays No. 2 Alabama (10-0) at Legion Field. Dye, who didn't attend the news conference, addressed the team earlier yesterday and, according to one player, said "tomorrow will be our last game together." The NCAA recently charged the school with nine rules violations in its football program. Dye, 53, said last week that he wasn't planning to step down, although he conceded that the decision rested with Muse. The president said in an interview Tuesday that he likes Dye personally but must remain neutral pending the outcome of the NCAA case. The charges stem from highly publicized allegations made by former player Eric Ramsey, who charged 14 months ago that he received cash, steaks and other illegal benefits from boosters and coaches. Ramsey augmented his claims with a series of secret tape recordings of conversations he had with boosters, assistant coaches and Dye himself. Auburn has 90 days to respond to the Nov. 5 letter from the NCAA. Before coming to Auburn in 1981, Dye coached six seasons at East Carolina and one at Wyoming. He has an overall record of 153-61-5, including 99-38-4 at Auburn. Dye lured Bo Jackson to Auburn in 1982 and the Tigers won the SEC title the following year. After Jackson left, the Tigers captured three straight league championships from 1987-89. Perhaps even more important to Auburn fans, Dye's teams beat Alabama four years in a row. The last game of that run was a 30-20 defeat of an undefeated Alabama team in the Tide's first visit to Jordan-Hare Stadium on the Auburn campus. This article is copyright 1992 The Washington Times. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM