Just spoke with defensive tackles coach Don Dunn today and he said he will continue to hit the recruiting trail for Auburn, despite head coach Tommy Tuberville's resignation.

"This is all personal right now," Dunn said. "This is something that Don Dunn wants to do and hopefully can do for a few weeks or whatever until they get a new guy.

"I just think it’s something to reassure those kids that we’ve been recruiting this whole time. We built up relations with them. We think it’s fair to them and to Auburn University to continue to try to tell them what’s going on, be patient, don’t do anything without thinking about it or seeing who they hire.

"You may really like the new staff, the new head coach and feel comfortable, but don’t do anything, because you’ve got plenty of time. You’ve got until February. But a lot of these guys, we’re worried about them jumping ship or whatever without listening. We’re just out there to reassure them basically. ‘Hey, everything is going to be all right. Give whoever comes in a new chance.’"

According to AuburnSports.com, linebackers coach James Willis, running backs coach Eddie Gran, wide receivers coach Greg Knox, defensive ends coach Terry Price and tight ends coach Steve Ensminger will continue to make recruiting trips as well. None of them were in their offices at the Auburn athletic complex Friday afternoon.

Defensive coordinator Paul Rhoads will continue to makes calls to recruits but not go on trips. He was seen at the athletic complex Friday packing up boxes from his office, but left before being reached for comment.

Offensive line coach Hugh Nall already has another job lined up, according to AuburnSports.com. His is the only nameplate that is removed from the offices in the coaches hallway.

The assistant coaches are being paid through June. Rhoads will be paid for all of 2009.

Dunn, who had been with Tuberville for 14 years, going back to his time at Ole Miss, said this week's been hard. He's spoken with Tuberville only briefly.

"We haven’t really sat down and said, ‘Hey, why did you do this? What happened? How do you feel?’" Dunn said. "We don’t talk about stuff like that."

One other intersting thing to note: Dunn has advised junior DT Sen'Derrick Marks to return for another season at Auburn.

"I’ve told Sen’Derrick, I’ll support you whatever you do," Dunn said. "Personally, I told him from me, I don’t think he’s ready to come out. I don’t think he had the type of year that he needed to to be a No. 1 draft choice.

"I could be dead wrong because they’re going to have to evaluate him through the pros. I don’t know what his evaluation will be. But selfishly, I’ve told him to stay in school and come back for another year, unless he was a first-rounder or something like that."

Marks, who had 10 tackles for a loss and two sacks this season, was bothered by two injured ankles for half the season, which could make his draft stock slip.

"He needs to get stronger," Dunn said. "He needs to have a better year. He got hurt in the Vanderbilt game and didn’t have a very good year, and therefore we didn’t on the defensive line. I just think for himself, that he can really raise his stock up."