Did Auburn adjust school policy to help fire Bryan Harsin?
Auburn seems intent on trying to fire Bryan Harsin for cause. They’re investigating the football program and even appear to have created or modified a new school policy this week to aid their apparent efforts to push out the coach.
Harsin, 45, has been on a trip in Mexico while Auburn has investigated the program. The school has a policy stated “Employee Duty to Cooperate Policy” listed in its online policy database. People on Twitter noticed that not only does Auburn have this policy, but that the document was listed as having been modified on Tuesday.
This. Is. Crazy.
Auburn has its opening to fire Bryan Harsin, in black and white.
But who authored this and, more importantly, when? https://t.co/DU0TBLSQV4
— Brandon Marcello (@bmarcello) February 9, 2022
The screenshot below shows the modified date being 2/8/22.
— Richard A Pettway (@Joker04136) February 9, 2022
Auburn went 6-7 last season, which was the first under Harsin. They have seen numerous players enter the transfer portal this offseason. Both the offensive coordinator and defensive coordinator recently left.
Elevated transfer numbers are much more common in the era of the transfer portal, and they are also to be expected when a program is transitioning to a new head coach, as Auburn is. It’s unclear whether the new coordinators left on their own, because of Harsin, or because they knew the future was clouded by an imminent investigation.
Whatever the case, the way Auburn is working so hard to try and fire Harsin will result in that job coming with great caution for future candidates.
Photo: Oct 16, 2021; Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA; Auburn Tigers head coach Bryan Harsin during the fourth quarter against the Arkansas Razorbacks at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. Auburn won 38-23. Mandatory Credit: Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports