Death, taxes, and head coach [autotag]Bryan Harsin[/autotag] on the hot seat.
It should come as no surprise to Auburn fans at this point, but CBSSports’ annual hot seat rankings have Bryan Harsin’s seat pinned down as one of the three hottest in college football behind Arizona’s Herm Edwards and Nebraska’s Scott Frost.
Here is what the list had to say about Harsin’s current job outlook as he heads into 2022:
“Harsin is a decent man and good coach, but he was the latest to go through the Auburn Churn that seems to impact every Tigers coach eventually. For a couple of weeks in February, it looked like Harsin had lost his job. In the end, it was JABA — Just Auburn Being Auburn. Something tells me, none of it would have happened had Auburn been able to hold against Alabama. Both coordinators have been replaced, but RB Tank Bigsby is back. By now, Harsin has to know you’re only as good as your next game at Auburn where job security is written in invisible ink.”
Things can change quickly. Harsin was ranked as a two on the article’s scale from zero to five in 2021, meaning that he was at that point “safe… for now.” His fortunes aren’t quite as promising this year, with the list giving him a four out of five meaning that he must “start improving now”.
Harsin will begin his chance to redeem himself from last year’s disappointing season and ensuing fallout when the Tigers take on Mercer on Sept. 3.
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