Aairon Savage, who played defensive back at Auburn from 2005-10 and was a part of the Tigers’ run to the 2010 national championship, is in his second season as a Georgia Tech graduate assistant coach. Savage works with the Yellow Jacket defense, specifically with the safeties.
In 2013, Savage was an assistant coach at Valdosta High School, where he was also a ninth-grade teacher.
The previous two years, Savage was on the staff at Auburn. He was part of quality control in 2011 and was a graduate assistant in 2012.
Savage was a Freshman All-SEC and Freshman All-American (Rivals) defensive back in 2006. He missed all of the 2008 and 2009 seasons with injuries. In the national title season of 2010, Savage started the first seven games before a season-ending injury.
Savage earned his bachelor’s degree from Auburn in 2008 and his master’s in 2010.