In the time since the embattled head coach turned up a goose egg on national signing day, a litany of rumors and allegations have flown around regarding Harsin’s treatment of players and staff as well as some of an extramarital affair with his assistant.
Derek Mason, who left Auburn several weeks ago, will reportedly be taking a massive pay cut of $400,000 at his new post at OSU, for a total of $1.1 million per year.
Rumors have been circulating that the hard-nosed Harsin may not last much longer as Auburn's administration evaluates the sustainability of what he has built. The Auburn powers that be have been meeting over the weekend and the university has now released a statement, keeping the college football world up to date on Harsin's status.
Over the past few days, especially the last 24 hours, Auburn football coach Bryan Harsin has been the target of some harsh criticisms and even calls for him to be fired.
Harsin signed a 6-year, $30 million contract with the Tigers in 2021 and therefore has five years remaining on his contract. Should the Auburn administration be able to prove Harsin was involved in an inappropriate relationship the University could opt to fire him with cause, and thus save the roughly $18 million buyout he has remaining on his contract.
VERY recently hired offensive coordinator, Austin Davis, has reportedly stepped down from his position just 43 days after news broke of him joining the Tiger football program.