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http://www.wacotrib.com/sports/content/sports/college/2008/06/04/06042008wacstevesmith.html Baylor baseball coach Steve Smith has interviewed for the Auburn head coaching job, according to Auburn (Ala.) radio station WQSI-FM. Smith, who recently completed his 14th season at Baylor, had no comment Tuesday when asked if he interviewed for the Auburn job. Smith also wouldn’t comment on whether he has interviewed for the Mississippi State job. The Jackson (Miss.) Clarion-Ledger recently named Smith as a potential candidate for the job which opened after long-time coach Ron Polk resigned. Smith, a native of Gulfport, Miss., was an assistant under Polk from 1990-94 before taking over the head coaching reins at Baylor. “Baylor is a wonderful place to coach, and I have every intention of being there as long as I can,” Smith said. The Auburn job opened on May 17 when Tom Slater resigned after going 115-113 in four seasons, including a 43-77 SEC record. Auburn finished 28-28 this season and went 11-19 in the SEC. The Tigers last reached the NCAA Tournament in 2005 when they finished 34-26, but they failed to make the SEC Tournament in each of Slater’s four seasons. wacotrib.com 6/4/08