After going through a rough offseason to this point, which included a supposed plan to remove him from his job, as well as having to hire two different offensive coordinators, it appears that Auburn’s [autotag]Bryan Harsin[/autotag] is not predicted to have a great season in 2022.
On3’s Jesse Simonton recently released his rankings of SEC head coaches from best to worst for the 2022 season, and he has listed Harsin as No. 12 out of 14 coaches, ranking just above Missouri’s Eli Drinkwitz and Vanderbilt’s Clark Lea.
When explaining his stance on Harsin, Simonton seems to give Harsin the benefit of the doubt, saying that the rocky start to his chapter at Auburn is more of an “Auburn” problem as opposed to a “Harsin” problem.
“Harsin is a solid coach in a sour situation. He is not a good fit at Auburn, and despite surviving a coup this offseason, he’s ultimately going to lose that fight — likely sooner than later. The former Boise State head coach doesn’t have the recruiting chops compared to the rest of the coaches on this list, and he’s also churned through assistants with the Tigers — already on his third offensive coordinator before Year 2.”
Last week, Simonton answered a mailbag question asking if Auburn would be going through another coaching search this offseason. Simonton believes that Harsin’s days are numbered, due to the unnatural fit between Harsin and Auburn, as well as having to face a brutal schedule that involves both Alabama and Georgia.
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