Scoop from the Birmingham News' Charles Goldberg is that Tommy Tuberville is out at Auburn. There is no word as to whether he was fired or left voluntarily.

If fired, Tuberville would be owed a $6 million buyout.

Tuberville met with athletic director Jay Jacobs this afternoon and has not emerged from his office.

An official announcement could come this afternoon.

UPDATE (4:40 p.m.): In the last 10 minutes, Tuberville came out of a meeting with some team personnel in running back coach Eddie Gran's office. Several people emerged, all with cell phones in their hands dialing.

UPDATE (5:12 p.m.): A handful of players have trickled into the Auburn athletic complex, all looking very glum. Apparently there is a team meeting scheduled for 6 p.m. No sign of Tuberville or Sports Information Director Kirk Sampson, who will obviously have a more official statement from the school.

UPDATE (6:20 p.m.): Players gathered in the team conference room for four minutes, where Tuberville informed them that he was no longer coach.

Players were instructed not to make any comments to media as they left the building. Two seniors -- guard Tyronne Green and Jason Bosley -- who would not seem to still be under the umbrella of the staff declined to comment as well. Asked if he had a comment, Green said, "Not today."

Still, no official announcement has been made by the school.