As we look towards the 2022 college football season, the Auburn Tigers are hoping for a better final result than last year. It won’t come easy as they have one of the toughest schedules in FBS. Fortunately, most of those games will be played at Jordan-Hare Stadium.
CBS Sports college football analyst Tom Fornelli recently revealed the Power Five head coaching rankings from 26 to 65. They weren’t too kind this year for the Auburn head football coach [autotag]Bryan Harsin[/autotag].
According to Fornelli, Harsin checks in at No. 48 dropping a total of 21 spots after a disappointing showing in the 2021 season.
What CBS Sports Says…
Look at what Auburn has done to Harsin! He came to Auburn last year with enough reputation to debut in our rankings at 27, and yet, one 6-7 season later — not to mention surviving a possible coup — has him dropping 21 spots in the rankings. The good news is hopes for Auburn aren’t high in 2022, so if Harsin exceeds them, he could fly right back up the board. The bad news is hopes aren’t high for Auburn in 2022, and Harsin’s already on the hot seat. 2021 rank: 27 (-21)
It isn’t shocking to see where Harsin fell on this list, he lands on most of the hot seat rankings heading into 2022. Most of which isn’t the fault of the head coach. Perhaps it has everything to do with Harsin being held to unrealistic expectations and a Board of Trustees that seem to want him gone after a season that fell apart in year 1.
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