Mallard to Join Auburn University Staff

Montgomery, Alabama – Hawk defensive backs coach, Zach Mallard has accepted a graduate assistant position at Auburn University.

Mallard is set to join Hugh Freeze's staff at Auburn University where he will join former Hawks linebacker coach Josh Linam (2014) and alum, Jeremiah Wilson who was a wide receiver for the Hawks and defensive assistant (2009).

Zach Mallard joined the Huntingdon coaching staff in March of 2019 as the safeties coach/defensive intern before being promoted prior to the 2019 season to Defensive backs coach.

Since Mallard has joined the Hawks, he has been a part of 4 conference championships, 2019, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, and 2022, as well as 3 NCAA playoff appearances.

He has helped produce 9 Academic All-Conference selections, 6 All-Conference Selections, 3 All-Region Selections, and 2 All-American selections at Huntingdon.

In the summer of 2022 Coach Mallard was selected by the Los Angeles Chargers to participate in the NFL Bill Walsh Minority Fellowship during training camp. During this internship Mallard got the opportunity to spend training camp with the Chargers and work closely with their defensive coaches including current Chargers Defensive Back's Coach Derrick Ansley who began his coaching career at Huntingdon College.

Prior to Huntingdon, Mallard began his coaching career at Greensboro College. He played two seasons at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, New York and his final two seasons at St. John Fisher in Rochester, New York (an NCAA DIII school) where he earned is degree in Sport Management.

Coach Mike Turk on the promotion of Zach Mallard:

"We are certainly proud of and excited for Zach as he begins the next chapter in his life and career.  He has been a consistent and loyal member of our staff here for the past 4 years and has done a really good job for us.  He is very deserving of the opportunity that he is getting and will be a great addition to the staff at Auburn. His energy for everything that he takes part in will be missed here."