Current reports reflect that Auburn’s Board of Trustees is investigating Tigers head coach Bryan Harsin. Auburn starting center Nick Brahms went to Twitter to ask the board and outgoing Auburn president Jay Gogue to speak with the leaders of the team.
Brahms, who has been at Auburn since 2017, invited the board to speak with the player leaders on the team. The players are one of the groups that interact with Harsin the most and should have valuable insight on how he carries himself.
“Your decisions will impact us and this program for years to come,” Brahms wrote. “We have valuable insight as we spend every day with Coach Harsin and his staff. We love Auburn just like all of you do.”
Brahms tagged Tank Bigsby, Barton Lester, Anders Carlson, Owen Pappoe, Derick Hall, and John Samuel Shenker in a second tweet.
Brahms is not the first player to weigh in on Harsin via social media, some have been positive while others have been negative.
At a recent board meeting, Gouge addressed the situation and did little to calm the situation.
“There have been a lot of rumors and speculation about our football program,” Gogue said. “I just want you to know we’re involved in trying to separate fact from fiction.”
The fact that so much of this debate has taken place publicly is not a good look for Auburn. Brahms having to ask the board to meet on Twitter is just another indictment of the dysfunction that is plaguing Auburn right now.
Regardless of if Harsin is Auburn’s coach moving forward, the dysfunction needs to be addressed for Auburn to have success on the field.
Auburn BoT & President Gogue, I’m inviting you to speak with the player leaders on our team. Your decisions will impact us and this program for years to come. We have valuable insight as we spend every day with @CoachHarsin & his staff. We love Auburn just like all of you do.
— Nick Brahms (@Nick_Brahms) February 6, 2022