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Bryan Harsin responds to report he denied Auburn player the opportunity to redshirt
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Bryan Harsin is having to defend himself in the public eye once more.
On Wednesday, it was reported by Auburn Daily that Harsin was denying redshirts for players without medical reasoning. According to the report, the second-year coach told players to either “quit the football program or enter the transfer portal.”
Harsin said during Wednesday’s SEC Coaches Teleconference that he “didn’t know where the report was coming from.” Earlier this week, both Landen King and Zykevious Walker announced their intent to transfer from the program.
“We have, obviously, who has redshirt availability as a staff, and we talk about that as a staff. We know the amount of games,” Harsin said, according to On3 Sports. “So we really monitor that as a staff. We’ve done that every year, and certainly with the new four game rule. We’ve always paid attention to that.”
Auburn coach Bryan Harsin responded to a recent report that he personally denied a player the opportunity to redshirt this season, and instead forced them to either play or transfer.
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Harsin has been under heat with the program since last offseason. It was reported that boosters were looking to buy him out of his contract following a 6-7 finish capped off with a loss in the Birmingham Bowl to ACC runner-up Houston.
Since being hired, multiple high-profile names have left the program, including quarterback Bo Nix (Oregon), wide receiver Kobe Hudson (UCF), defensive end J.J. Pegues (Ole Miss) and cornerback Eric Reed (Georgia Tech). The Tigers are currently 3-4 on the season.
Auburn is set to face off against Arkansas at Jordan-Hare Stadium this Saturday at noon Eastern time.
Cole Thompson is a freelance writer for Saturday Football who has covered college football and the NFL for multiple websites. Thompson is currently based in Houston, Texas, and also can be heard daily on SportsMap National Radio's 'Just Sayin It' from 3am-6am.
