Clint Myers: Auburn 'my last coaching job'

AUBURN -- The only place Clint Myers hopes to go is bring Auburn back to Oklahoma City again, again and again.

Fresh off the program's first trip to the Women's College World Series, the second-year Auburn softball coach is going to meet with athletic director Jay Jacobs this week to discuss many aspects of the program, including a potential new deal that will secure the 63-year-old Myers up to retirement.

"I told Jay I said one of two things will happen, you'll fire me or I'll die," Myers joked. "I'm not sure; I'm hoping that neither one of them will happen for a long time. My plan was to be here with the family and the grandkids and in-laws. This is my last coaching job, and I want to make it a good one and I want to be here as long as Auburn wants me."

Jacobs hopes to sign Myers, who is signed for $180,000 annually through July 2018, for as long he'd like to coach.

"I'd like to lock him up as long as he'd like to be locked up," Jacobs said last week.

Myers led the Tigers to their first SEC Tournament Championship, NCAA Super Regional and WCWS trip, which ended with a 3-2 loss in nine innings to No. 1 seed Florida in the national semifinals on Sunday.

Jacobs led a large welcome party that included Gus Malzahn and the offensive assistant coaches from the football team to celebrate the softball team's return at Jane B. Moore Field Monday afternoon.

The AD introduced Myers as "the best softball coach in college history."

With his sons Corey and Casey on the staff along with Scott Woodard, Myers believes Auburn is well positioned well into the future.

"Everybody has their niche and I found my niche that I love teaching and my assistant coaches, my two sons and Scotty, they love teaching," Myers said. "We're hoping that the Myers name stays with Auburn softball for a long, long time because when I finally do step down, there's two Myers that can probably do a better job than me so they will be in great hands."]