Bryan Harsin

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.

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.

Defensive coordinator Derek Mason has opted to leave Auburn after just one season, now the fourth assistant that Auburn will be replacing just a year into Harsin's tenure.

According to Justin Hokanson of On3 Sports, Auburn sophomore running back Tank Bigsby is expected to join Nix in the transfer portal.

The 86th Iron Bowl will officially kickoff on November 27th at 2:30 p.m. CST in Jordan-Hare Stadium.

Auburn’s Tony Fair made headlines Sunday when he tweeted that the Tigers were going to “comin to take the head off the ELEPHANT.”