According to this article, Gus Malzahn called plays for the first 4 games in 2016 before handing things over to Lashlee.
Auburn fans have always had a love/hate relationship with Malzahn calling plays. Sometimes he looks like a genius and sometimes he looks like an idiot. He's gone back and forth over the years with calling or not calling plays, and I suspect Lashlee left because of this.
Gus Malzahn: Giving up play-calling at Auburn was ‘a mistake’
Gus Malzahn admitted he regretted giving up play-calling a few years ago when he hired Chip Lindsey as offensive coordinator.
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Auburn fans have always had a love/hate relationship with Malzahn calling plays. Sometimes he looks like a genius and sometimes he looks like an idiot. He's gone back and forth over the years with calling or not calling plays, and I suspect Lashlee left because of this.