The most unexpected college football news conference quotes Monday probably came from the Murphy Center conference room when N.C. State coach Tom O’Brien was asked about Duke’s success under David Cutcliffe.

After praising Cutcliffe, O’Brien had kind words for Ted Roof, who was 6-45 as Duke’s head coach. This wasn’t intended as a slight of Cutcliffe.

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Ted Roof, a successful defensive coach at Georgia Tech who struggled as a head coach at Duke, has been named defensive coordinator at Auburn by new coach Gene Chizik.

The 45-year-old Roof spent last season as defensive coordinator at Minnesota, which improved from 119th nationally in total defense in 2007 to 79th under his direction.

"Ted has a wealth of experience and success as a defensive coach, and philosophically, we think alike," Chizik said Tuesday.