Bryan Harsin hot seat: Report refutes AJ McCarron’s claim about Auburn coach

Former Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron raised some questions on the status of Auburn head coach Bryan Harsin when he said in a podcast appearance that Auburn had already made Harsin aware that he would be fired by the end of the season.

“From my sources over there, Harsin’s already been told he’s done after this year,” McCarron said on The Ringer podcast “Slow News Day.” McCarron went on to say that Harsin was told this following the double-digit loss to Penn State earlier in the month.

But it looks like there’s a chance that is not the case. According to a report from Nubyjas Wilborn from AL.com, sources have indicated that Harsin hasn’t been told his job status is in danger or that the two parties will be going their separate ways when the 2022 season ends.

Auburn is off to a not-so-promising 3-1 start, a record that doesn’t look bad at first glance but this is a team that has played far too closely with opponents it should be beating by a much larger margin and could become further exposed with tougher opponents on the horizon.

SND: AJ McCarron has sources who say Auburn coach Bryan Harsin was informed he is out at the end of the year (at the latest). More on that and what Auburn can do to fix itself below. AJ was *awesome*.
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Crissy Froyd

Crissy covers SEC football news for Saturday Down South.