- Al Borges
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Name = Al Borges
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BBallHOF =Alan Borges (born birth date|1955|10|8 in
Salinas, California ) is an Americancollege football coach and the formeroffensive coordinator of theAuburn University football team. Borges is known forquarterback developmentcite news |url=http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/2005draft/Campbell,Jason-QB-Auburn.htm |title=Jason Campbell, QB, Auburn |publisher=USA Today/NFLDraftscout.com |date=2005-05-18 |accessdate=2007-07-26] having mentoredCade McNown andJason Campbell , both first roundNFL draft picks.cite news |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2803748 |title=Healthy Cox, WRs key to Auburn's improvement |author=Low, Chris |publisher=ESPN.com |date=2007-03-19 |accessdate=2007-07-26] Borges has been described as "one of the best offensive coordinators I've ever seen," by former Auburn head coachPat Dye . [ cite news |url=http://www.mcspoll.com/borgesgameballstory.htm |title=AU needs to secure its own Big Al |author=McCready, Neal |publisher=Mobile Register |date=2005-11-23 |accessdate=2007-07-26]Coaching career
Early career
Borges began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Salinas High School from 1975 to 1978, followed by a stint as an assistant at Pleasant Valley HS from 1979 to 1980.cite web |url=http://auburntigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/borges_al00.html |title=Player Bio: Al Borges |publisher=Auburn Athletic Department |accessdate=2007-07-26] cite news |url=http://www.pac-10.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/010401aab.html |title=Cal Hires Offensive Guru Al Borges as New Offensive Coordinator |publisher=PAC-10 |date=2001-01-04 |accessdate=2007-07-26] He earned a Bachelors of Arts degree in 1981 from
California State University, Chico . Borges began his college coaching career at California as a part-time assistant in 1982 and 1983. He then moved on to his first full-time collegiate job atDiablo Valley College from 1983-85. He split time with Diablo for two years in 1984 and 1985 as a defensive assistant with theUSFL 'sOakland Invaders .From 1986 to 1992 he was the offensive coordinator for Division II
Portland State University where he coached three All-American quarterbacks. In 1993, he moved up to then Division I-AABoise State University where his offense reached the Division I-AA championship game in 1994. In a single season as offensive coordinator at Oregon in 1995, his team lead thePac-10 in passing offense with 263.8 yards per game. The Ducks also averaged 406.3 yards and 29.1 points per game. His quarterback that season, Tony Graziani, led the Pac-10 in both total offense and passing.UCLA
Borges was the offensive coordinator for five years (1996-2000) at
UCLA under head coachBob Toledo . Over that five-year period, UCLA averaged 31.9 points a game as well as reaching season averages over 40 points per game in 1997 (40.7 ppg) and 1998 (40.5 ppg). He is also credited with developing Cade McNown from an average quarterback into a first-team AP All-American and first round NFL Draft pick and personally considers McNown his biggest turnaround.cite news |url=http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/sports/051116/borges.shtml |title=Borges' success with QBs |author=Handwerger, Bradley |publisher=Decatur Daily |date=2005-11-16 |accessdate=2007-07-26]California and Indiana
In January 2001, Borges left UCLA for a $50,000 raise and two-year contract for the same position at California.cite news |url=http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/101901aaf.html |publisher=Associated Press |title=Al Borges Goes From Top To Bottom Of Pac-10 |author=Nadel, John |date=2001-10-19 |accessdate=2007-07-26] After a losing season in which the entire California staff was replaced, Borges accepted the offensive coordinator position at Indiana where he coached for two seasons until Auburn head coach
Tommy Tuberville called in early 2004.Auburn
Borges joined the Auburn staff in 2004. Auburn is 33-5 in the three seasons Borges has been the offensive coordinator. Auburn is the only
Southeastern Conference (SEC) team to finish ranked in the top 15 each of those seasons. Borges is credited with much of the success of the2004 Auburn Tigers football team which recorded a perfect 13-0 season, but was snubbed by theBowl Championship Series for a berth in the BCS Championship game. Borges resigned from Auburn December 10, 2007, after a steady decline in the team's offensive production, before the team's appearance in the New Year's EveChick-Fil-A Bowl . [ [http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2007/12/al_borges_out_as_auburns_offen.html Al Borges out as Auburn's offensive coordinator; won't coach in Atlanta's Chick-fil-A Bowl - Breaking News from The Birmingham News - al.com ] ]Offensive philosophy
Borges is a student of the
West Coast offense and once considered himself a West Coast "purist."cite web |url=http://www.pac-10.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/022801aaa.html |title=Exclusive Al Borges Interview |author=Reneau, Kevin |date=2001-02-28 |accessdate=2007-07-26] Borges still credits formerSan Francisco 49ers head coach Bill Walsh with the major influence for how he coaches quarterbacks. He subsequently incorporated substantialplay action into his offense to deal with modern defensive schemes and strives for a 50-50 run-pass ratio. He likes trick or gadget plays to "keep defenses honest" and "deflate your opponent a little bit." After arriving at Auburn in 2004, a traditional rushing offense power, Borges found a deeply talented set of running backs includingCadillac Williams andRonnie Brown and further modified his version of the West Coast offense to a run-first orientation he has referred to as the "Gulf Coast" offense. [cite web |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/columns/story?columnist=forde_pat&id=1893841 |title=Campbell key to Auburn's success |author=Forde, Pat |publisher=ESPN.com |date=2004-10-02 |accessdate=2007-07-26] [cite web |url=http://washingtonstate.scout.com/2/561981.html |title=Auburn 101: Mistakes not an option for Cougs |author=Moore, Matt |publisher=Cougfan.com |date=2006-08-31 |accessdate=2007-07-26]Awards and honors
*Rivals.com Offensive Coordinator of the Year, 2005
*Finalist - Frank Broyles Assistant Coach of the Year Award, 1997 and 1998
*"Football Coach Quarterly"'s Offensive Coordinator of the Year,1997.Instruction
Borges and his brother Keith, an assistant with him at California in 2001, collaborated on a book titled "Coaching the West Coast Quarterback" (ISBN 1585183415) as well as a series of instructional videos by the same name. [cite web |url=http://www.hitrunscore.com/827008363636-coaches-choice-football-video.html |title=Coaching The West Coast Quarterback |accessdate=2007-07-26] Borges also contributed a chapter on strategy using the
I formation for theAmerican Football Coaches Association -published book, "Football Offenses & Plays" (ISBN 0736062610) published in 2006. [cite web |url=http://www.humankinetics.com/products/showproduct.cfm?isbn=9780736062619 | title=Football Offenses & Plays |accessdate=2007-07-26]Personal
Borges is married to the former Nikki Federico. Nikki Borges serves as Associate Athletic Director, Marketing & Communications for Auburn. [cite web |url=http://auburntigers.cstv.com/genrel/borges_nikki00.html |title=Player Bio:Nikki Borges |publisher=Auburn Athletic Department |accessdate=2007-07-26] The couple have a son, Cole, and a daughter, Mady Joe. [cite news |title=Baby steps |author=Woodbery, Evan |url=http://www.al.com/sports/mobileregister/index.ssf?/base/sports/1189070238272930.xml&coll=3
publisher=Mobile Press Register |date=2007-09-06 |accessdate=2007-09-06] Borges is one of seven children and his brother Keith was an assistant coach on Borges' offensive staff at California.References
External links
* [http://auburntigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/borges_al00.html Official Auburn athletics biography]
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