AUBURN, AL - OCTOBER 22: Head coach Bret Bielema of the Arkansas Razorbacks meets with head coach Gus Malzahn of the Auburn Tigers after the game at Jordan-Hare Stadium on October 22, 2016 in Auburn, Alabama. Auburn defeated Arkansas 56-3. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)

Gus Malzahn addresses Arkansas rumors ahead of SEC Championship Game

Malzahn is reportedly one of Arkansas's top candidates.

Gus Malzahn wants to make one thing clear: he is still the Auburn Tigers head coach.

Ahead of Auburn's SEC title matchup against Georgia, Malzahn addressed the rumors that he is the top candidate for the open Arkansas job, saying that he is indeed Auburn's coach and that he and his team are preparing for the big game against the Bulldogs.

Arkansas fired head coach Bret Bielema a week ago, but Malzahn had been rumored to be a major candidate for the job even before the firing was official. However, Malzahn has beat Georgia and Alabama since those rumors began, and Auburn is now playing for a spot in the College Football Playoff with their rematch against the Bulldogs on Saturday.

Malzahn is both a former Arkansas player and assistant coach, serving as Arkansas's offensive coordinator in 2006 under Houston Nutt. Malzahn has been Auburn's head coach since 2013, where he has a 45-20 overall record.