Auburn head coach Alex Golesh is going through his first offseason on The Plains and he has some choice words to say about it. Now, Golesh — and any head coach just starting out at the highest level — faces additional challenges unique to today’s day and age. Just about every coach in America is dealing with “tampering,” meaning opposing coaches calling players on their roster to entice them to enter the portal with huge offers. I think, in a lot of ways, what goes around comes around… I'm a strong believer in the football gods will find you at some point." – Auburn HC Alex Golesh on tampering in college football pic.twitter.com/s82kVi5f9D — The Next Round (@NextRoundLive) January 29, 2026“It’s been going on for a really long time, the portal era has only amplified it,” Golesh began.